Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about West Farms (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for West Farms. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for West Farms ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Farms: W. Farms
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
West Farms is located in Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampshire County: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near West Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Farms:
- Hampshire County (The home county of West Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Easthampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Westhampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Northampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Haydenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Mount Tom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- West Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Southampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - South Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- East Otis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Becket
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - North Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Hinsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Savoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Dalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Sandisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- East Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Tyringham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Whately
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- South Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Sunderland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- South Ashfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Leverett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Ashfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Moores Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Montague
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Shutesbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Buckland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Hawley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Holyoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Chester Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Aldenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Woronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Chicopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Ludlow City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - West Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Blandford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Dana ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - North Dana ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Gilbertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- West Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - West Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Wheelwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- New Braintree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Rising Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Sherwood Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- North Granby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
- North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <2>
- Suffield Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Suffield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- West Suffield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
- West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <2>
- Hazardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
- East Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <2>
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Hampsted
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Barkhamsted
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkhamsted <2>
- Colebrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - North Colebrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
- Barkhamsted
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Somersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
- Somers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Somers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Ellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Ellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Farms, see our County-by-County Page for West Farms.
Newspapers Published in West Farms ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Farms, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Farms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Farms:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Litchfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampshire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampshire County
Cemeteries Near West Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Farms.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- West Farms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Farms Cemetery
- Park Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Street Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91202 <4>
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigids Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91623 <4>
- Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- St. Stanilaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanilaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanilaus Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90814 <4>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Northampton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Southampton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southampton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southampton Center Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Old Village Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- The Old Village Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamsburg Center Cemetery
- Williamsburg Center Old Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Village Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963904 <4>
- Southampton Center Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Farms had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Farms, with the one closest to West Farms listed first.
- Loudville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Bay State
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Easthampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Westhampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Northampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Haydenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Southampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Mount Tom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - West Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - South Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Norwich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Farms.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3098, Longitude: -72.7148 In this case, the coordinates for West Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |