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Hampshire County, Massachusetts

352 topographic sheets and 67 fire insurance atlases across 11 places.

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“regular business.* Noxious animals were hunted from necessity. Deer were more useful to men than all else that was hunted. As these animals were lean in winter, and the females produced their young in the spring, Massachusetts enacted in i6g8, that deer should not be killed between January ist and August ist.”

History Of Hadley 349 - History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts (1905). Machine-read text.

86 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks · 111 businesses named in the fire insurance atlases from 1884 to 1918 · the county-history sources tell 17 stories and name 16 people · people the book names include James Cornish History Of Hadley 55 (Hatfield Town, 1905) · James Cornish (Hadley Town, 1905) (machine-read).

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Hampshire County within Massachusetts
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What the record shows

  • 11 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Amherst, Belchertown, East Hampton, Northampton, South Hadley, South Hadley Falls, Ware, Florence, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, between 1884 and 1950.
  • 67 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 3,333 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 86 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 51 districts, 27 buildings, 7 sites and 1 structure.
  • 1 of them is a covered bridge.
  • 11 of the 86 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 87 populated places in this county; 86 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 4 public-domain county histories, 1834 to 1924, supply 520,188 words of narrative reproduced here.

What happened here

17 accounts

Among them: Introduction Xix; History Of Hadley 135; History Of Hadley 145. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.

From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

Introduction Xix

The letter referred to is in this volume. It is from Rev. Solomon Stoddard, then minister at Northampton, dated Sept. 15, 1675. It is a long letter, reciting minutely the movements of the contending forces in the valley. Stoddard tells of the disarming of the near-by Indians, August 24th, the affair at Sugar Loaf, August 25th, and says, "We heard no more of the Indians till the first of September, when they shot down a garrison soldier at Pocumtuck, that was looking after his horse, and ran violently up into the town, many people having scarcely time enough to get into the garrison: that day they burnt most of their houses and barns, the garrisons not being strong enough to sally out upon them, but killed two of their men from their forts." He gives a full account of the tragic events which accompanied the distruction of Northfield, September 2-6; the second attack on Deerfield September 12th; the relief expedition, September 13th, and the arrival of Captain Moseley at Hadley, September 14th.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 135

Pocomptuck * that was looking after his horse, and ran violently up into the town, many people having scarcely time enough to get into the garrisons. That day, they burnt most of their houses and barns, the garrisons not being strong enough to sally out upon them, but killed two of their men from the forts.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 145

sooner on the west side of the river, whose coming being perceived, 5 men went out of town, and although pursued by 20 Indians, carried over a boat which was filled with men, but the Indians standing on the river's bank shot at them and shot one through the neck (who is not like to recover.) They durst not adventure to pass the river, till Maj.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 157

women behind them, and some had children in their arms, and when they were near Pecowsick brook, 7 or 8 Indians in the bushes fired upon the hindmost and killed a man and a maid, wounded others, and took two women with their babes, and retired into a swamp.* Those forward rode some distance towards Springfield, set down the women and maids, and then returned, but could not find the two women and children.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 175

would do, against the hostile Indians, and they are found in the letters and histories of that day. Some of these came from New York and Albany, and from Gov. Andros himself, and some were derived from the "confessions" of Indian captives. No reliance can be placed on these reports and hearsays. There is no evidence that the Mohawks came into New England and killed any hostile Indians.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

Quintin Stockwell

These few lines are to let you understand that we are arrived at Albany now with the captives, and we now stand in need of assistance, for my charges is very great and heavy; and therefore any that have any love to our condition, let it move them to come and help us in this strait. Three of the captives are murdered, - old Goodman Plympton, Samuel Foot's daughter, Samuel Russell.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

Chapter Xix

The appearance of Gen. GofFe at Hadley, Sept. i, 1675, when the Indians attacked the place, is noticed on pages 137-139, with some remarks of President Stiles. His supposition, that the people in the meeting-house were "suddenly surrounded and surprised by a body of Indians," must be unfounded. The Indians, with a defenceless village a mile in length before them, would not have surrounded a building which contained thirty or forty armed men.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

Chapter Xxiii

The second Indian War, 1688 to 1698 - Six persons killed at Northfield - Presents to the Maquas - Destruction of Schenectady - Troubles with Albany Indians - Persons killed at Deerfield and Brookfield - Murder of Richard Church of Hadley, and trial and execution of two Indians - Attack in Hatfield meadows - Expenses of the war - Pay of soldiers - The war in Hampshire - Hampshire soldiers - Taxes - Palisades - Contributions.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 257

Mowenas and Moquolas were indicted as principals, and Wenepuck and Pameconeset as accessories. All the Indians from Hatfield and the vicinity were present. Each of the four was tried, and each was declared guilty by the jury. Only the principals were sentenced, and they were to be shot to death on the 23d of October, about 2, P.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 349

regular business.* Noxious animals were hunted from necessity. Deer were more useful to men than all else that was hunted. As these animals were lean in winter, and the females produced their young in the spring, Massachusetts enacted in i6g8, that deer should not be killed between January ist and August ist.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 371

A century later, 1766-1768, Timothy Dwight of Northampton, bought 50 hogs, which averaged 201 pounds. The price then and down to 1 775, was from 2|d. to 3d. per lb. ; many were sold at 4 coppers or 2fd. Deac. E.Hunt of Northampton killed a hog that weighed 335 lbs. in 1 774 - the first one over 300 lbs. recorded in this vicinity.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

History Of Hadley 375

The war became exterminating, about 1828. Flocks of geese were driven some distance in the night, killed, and left in a pile. Heaps of dead geese were found east, west and south of the village, and above 60 geese are said to have been collected in one heap. The Academy boys and others destroyed a large portion of the geese in the village, and those kept after 1828 required much care and attention.

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From History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hatfield Town

Historical Index

Wars, - 335; capture of Louisburg, 335; project for reducing Canada, 336; end of war, 336; list of killed from near Hadley, 337; list of Hadley men at fort No. 4, 337. - , Sixth Indian =French and Indian war(i754-63),337ff; begun, 337; exped. against Crown Point, 337; Mass. in Canada expeditions, 337; attacks on Mass.

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From History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Flatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hadley Town

Quintin Stockwell

These few lines are to let you understand that we are arrived at Albany now with the captives, and we now stand in need of assistance, for my charges is very great and heavy; and therefore any that have any love to our condition, let it move them to come and help us in this strait. Three of the captives are murdered, - old Goodman Plympton, Samuel Foot's daughter,Samuel Russell.

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From History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Flatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hadley Town

Chapter Xix

The appearance of Gen. GofFe at Hadley, Sept. i, 1675, when the Indians attacked the place, is noticed on pages 137-139, with some remarks of President Stiles. His supposition, that the people in the meeting-house were "suddenly surrounded and surprised by a body of Indians," must be unfounded. The Indians, with a defenceless village a mile in length before them, would not have surrounded a building which contained thirty or forty armed men.

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From History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Flatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hadley Town

History Ok Hadley

go up to the falls-fight, the town voted to pay for damage in person and estate, if the colony failed to pay. Jonathan Wells was severely wounded, and was a long time under the care of Mr. Bulkley, the surgeon, at Wethersfield. Massachusetts did not pay all the expense, and Hadley paid some pounds.

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From History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Flatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905 - Hadley Town

Chapter Xxiii

The second Indian War, 1688 to 1698 - Six persons killed at Northfield - Presents to the Maquas - Destruction of Schenectady - Troubles with Albany Indians - Persons killed at Deerfield and Brookfield - Murder of Richard Church of Hadley, and trial and execution of two Indians - Attack in Hatfield meadows - Expenses of the war - Pay of soldiers - The war in Hampshire - Hampshire soldiers - Taxes - Palisades - Contributions.

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Photographs

52 photographs, 1936 to 2019

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Among the exhibited autos at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Among the exhibited autos at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Onion planters near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Onion planters near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
Among the exhibited autos at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Among the exhibited autos at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Onion, corn stalks, and debris washed across the road by the Connecticut River near Northampton, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Onion, corn stalks, and debris washed across the road by the Connecticut River near Northampton, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Land ruined by the high waters of the Connecticut River. Near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Land ruined by the high waters of the Connecticut River. Near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Hep, two, three, four clipping of a brisk cadence, enlisted WAVES cross their first bridge enroute to their initial drill session on the Smith College Campus, Northampton, Massachusetts. The gals didn't even have time to change from their street clothes before the WAVE ensign on the right started them off for their exercise
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Hep, two, three, four clipping of a brisk cadence, enlisted WAVES cross their first bridge enroute to their initial drill session on the Smith College Campus, Northampton, Massachusetts. The gals didn't even have time to change from their street clothes before the WAVE ensign on the right started them off for their exercise
United States. Office of War Information, 1942. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Onions, corn, and a mixture of debris brought in by the Connecticut River flood near Northampton, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Onions, corn, and a mixture of debris brought in by the Connecticut River flood near Northampton, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Ruined tobacco land along the Connecticut River, near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Ruined tobacco land along the Connecticut River, near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
Ruined tobacco land along the Connecticut River, near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Ruined tobacco land along the Connecticut River, near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
This colorful 1949 Willys Jeepster, exhibited at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts, is one of several small cars used by the Melha Shriners, a funloving Masonic group that delights crowds in area parades
This colorful 1949 Willys Jeepster, exhibited at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts, is one of several small cars used by the Melha Shriners, a funloving Masonic group that delights crowds in area parades
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn near Amherst, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn near Amherst, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Onion fields near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Onion fields near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. House in Amherst, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. House in Amherst, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
As this exhibit at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts demonstrates, hanging dice were a popular decoration in hot rods and convertibles in the 1950s and 60s
As this exhibit at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts demonstrates, hanging dice were a popular decoration in hot rods and convertibles in the 1950s and 60s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on a heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. G.I. textbooks are distributed to the Midshipmen
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on a heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. G.I. textbooks are distributed to the Midshipmen
United States. Office of War Information, 1942. Library of Congress
This colorful 1949 Willys Jeepster, exhibited at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts, is one of several small cars used by the Melha Shriners, a funloving Masonic group that delights crowds in area parades
This colorful 1949 Willys Jeepster, exhibited at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts, is one of several small cars used by the Melha Shriners, a funloving Masonic group that delights crowds in area parades
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Flooded-over cornfield near Amherst, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Flooded-over cornfield near Amherst, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Chow! The girls eat "twice as much" as in civilian life. But they keep too busy to take on weight
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Chow! The girls eat "twice as much" as in civilian life. But they keep too busy to take on weight
United States. Office of War Information, 1942. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Salvaging onions near Hadley, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Salvaging onions near Hadley, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn in Amherst, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn in Amherst, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on a heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. G.I. textbooks are distributed to the Midshipmen
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on a heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. G.I. textbooks are distributed to the Midshipmen
United States. Office of War Information, 1942. Library of Congress
Among the exhibited autos at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Among the exhibited autos at a small antique-car show on the green in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Officers on parade. Ensigns march in the regimental review
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Officers on parade. Ensigns march in the regimental review
United States. Office of War Information, 1942. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Salvaging onions near Hadley, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Salvaging onions near Hadley, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. First uniform. Getting into uniform is one of the WAVES biggest thrills. Here a comely officer candidate tries hers on
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, becomes the home for WAVES in training. Here, midshipmen take on heavy schedule to learn the duties of an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. First uniform. Getting into uniform is one of the WAVES biggest thrills. Here a comely officer candidate tries hers on
United States. Office of War Information, 1942. Library of Congress
The 1887 Clapp Memorial Library, a public library in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
The 1887 Clapp Memorial Library, a public library in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn in Amherst, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn in Amherst, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
The 1887 Clapp Memorial Library, a public library in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
The 1887 Clapp Memorial Library, a public library in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Onion field near Hadley, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Onion field near Hadley, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Onion planters near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Onion planters near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
The 1887 Clapp Memorial Library, a public library in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
The 1887 Clapp Memorial Library, a public library in [Belchertown], Massachusetts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Salvaging onions near Hadley, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Salvaging onions near Hadley, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Where the Connecticut River cut a new channel near Hatfield, Massachusetts, ruining good tobacco land
Where the Connecticut River cut a new channel near Hatfield, Massachusetts, ruining good tobacco land
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Onions, corn, and a mixture of debris brought in by the Connecticut River flood near Northampton, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Onions, corn, and a mixture of debris brought in by the Connecticut River flood near Northampton, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Where the Connecticut River cut a new channel near Hatfield, Massachusetts, ruining good tobacco land
Where the Connecticut River cut a new channel near Hatfield, Massachusetts, ruining good tobacco land
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn near Amherst, Massachusetts
New England hurricane. Tobacco barn near Amherst, Massachusetts
Dick, Sheldon, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Tobacco Barns, Old Hadley Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Tobacco Barns, Old Hadley Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Whistler Bridge No. 5, Becket, Berkshire County, MA
Whistler Bridge No. 5, Becket, Berkshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Huntington House, 130 River Drive, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Huntington House, 130 River Drive, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Aldrich Mill, 54 Aldrich Street, Granby, Hampshire County, MA
Aldrich Mill, 54 Aldrich Street, Granby, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Nehemiah Strong House, 67 Amity Street, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA
Nehemiah Strong House, 67 Amity Street, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Samuel Porter House, West Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Samuel Porter House, West Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Easthampton Town Hall, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, Hampshire County, MA
Easthampton Town Hall, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
S. Parsons Cook House, 70 East Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
S. Parsons Cook House, 70 East Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Morton House, Bridge Lane & Lower Main Street, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Morton House, Bridge Lane & Lower Main Street, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Jonathan Woodbridge House, Four Corners, Worthington Center, Hampshire County, MA
Jonathan Woodbridge House, Four Corners, Worthington Center, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Captain Jared Hunt House, Westhampton, Hampshire County, MA
Captain Jared Hunt House, Westhampton, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cornelia Billings House, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Cornelia Billings House, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lieutenant David Billings House, 77 Main Street, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Lieutenant David Billings House, 77 Main Street, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bancroft Bridge, Middlefield, Hampshire County, MA
Bancroft Bridge, Middlefield, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Isaac Damons House, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
Isaac Damons House, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Allen House, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
Allen House, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

86

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Amherst Central Business Districtdistrict199191001859
Amherst Central Business District (Boundary Increase)district201111000585
Amherst West Cemeterysite200000000534
Baird Housebuilding198585000026
Belchertown Center Historic Districtdistrict198282001913
Belchertown State Schooldistrict199494000688
Bisbee Millbuilding200505000219
Bradstreet Historic Districtdistrict199797000724
William Cullen Bryant Homesteadbuilding196666000136
Building at 8-22 Graves Avenuebuilding198585002784
Center Cemeterysite200404000084
Center Cemeterysite201313000170
Chesterfield Center Historic Districtdistrict200808001177
Church Street Historic Districtdistrict198686001246
Clarke School for the Deaf Historic Districtdistrict2022100007664
Conkey-Stevens Housebuilding197979000352
Calvin Coolidge Housebuilding197676000262
Cushman Village Historic Districtdistrict199292001553
Dickinson Historic Districtdistrict197777000182
Emily Dickinson Housebuilding196666000363
Dorsey-Jones Housebuilding200505000931
East Village Historic Districtdistrict198686001408
Elm Street Historic Districtdistrict200000001481
First Congregational Churchbuilding2020100003963
Fort Hill Historic Districtdistrict198988000910
Forty Acres and Its Skirts Historic Districtdistrict2023100008956
Gate Cemeterysite200909000470
Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churchbuilding200000000416
Goshen Town Hallbuilding2018100002829
Grove Hill Mansionbuilding198282001910
Hadley Center Historic Districtdistrict197777000185
Hadley Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)district199488000513
Hatfield Center Historic Districtdistrict199494000737
Haydenville Historic Districtdistrict197676000273
Hockanum Rural Historic Districtdistrict199393001474
Huntington Village Historic Districtdistrict199999001080
Ireland Street Cemeterysite200909000471
Lincoln-Sunset Historic Districtdistrict199393000008
Lockville Historic Districtdistrict200100001657
Main Street Historic Districtdistrict198686000451
Manse, Thebuilding197676000263
Middlefield Center Historic Districtdistrict201212000827
Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge Districtdistrict198080000502
Mill-Prospect Street Historic Districtdistrict200202001188
Miss Florence Dinerbuilding199999001123
Monson Developmental Centerdistrict199493001483
Mountain Restbuilding198383003984
North Amherst Center Historic Districtdistrict199191001824
North Cemeterysite200404000121
North Chester Historic Districtdistrict199696001465
North Hadley Historic Districtbuilding199393001475
North Hatfield Historic Districtdistrict199797000879
Northampton Downtown Historic Districtdistrict197676000270
Northampton Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198585001464
Northampton State Hospitaldistrict199494000696
Northampton Veterans Administration Hospital Historic Districtdistrict201212000994
Old Mill Site Historic Districtdistrict198282001911
Otis Company Mill No. 1building198282001909
Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Centerbuilding200202000904
Shepherd and Damon Parsons Houses Historic Districtdistrict200101000627
Pelham Town Hall Historic Districtdistrict197171000085
Pelham Town Hall Historic Districtdistrict197171000085
Pomeroy Terrace Historic Districtdistrict2018100002420
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Housebuilding197373000303
Prospect-Gaylord Historic Districtdistrict199393000007
Ringville Cemeterysite200404000024
Ross Farmbuilding200807001360
Smith Alumnae Gymnasiumbuilding197676000259
South Amherst Common Historic Districtdistrict199595000100
South Worthington Historic Districtdistrict200505000935
Southampton Center Historic Districtdistrict199191000363
Strong Housebuilding198484002457
Town Farm, Thebuilding199696000950
US Post Office-Easthampton Mainbuilding198686000714
US Post Office-South Hadley Mainbuilding198686001188
Upper Main Street Historic Districtdistrict199494000735
Walker-Collis Housebuilding198282001903
Ware Center Historic Districtdistrict198686001013
Ware Millyard Historic Districtdistrict198686003508
Ware Town Hallbuilding198686001403
Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridgestructure198686001006
West Chesterfield Historic Districtdistrict200808000950
West Hatfield Historic Districtdistrict200505000079
Westside Historic Districtdistrict200000000793
Williamsburg Center Historic Districtdistrict198080000506
Woodbridge Street Historic Districtdistrict198383003987

Covered bridges

1

Hampshire County has 1 covered bridge on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Ware-Hardwick Covered BridgeListed 1986, 30 map sheets show this crossing

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

5

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1886 - Amherst, Mass. 1886
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Amherst, Mass. 1886. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1886 - Haydenville, Mass. 1886
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Haydenville, Mass. 1886. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1886 - Huntington, Mass. 1886
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Huntington, Mass. 1886. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1854 - Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Land ownership map (1854) - Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1860 - Map of the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts
Land ownership map (1860) - Map of the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

22 of 9,242 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 9,242 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, concrete forms and reinforcing for West abutment of new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, concrete forms and reinforcing for West abutment of new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Diamond drill and sample rods used in wash borings, contract #23, Belchertown, Ware, and Enfield, Mass., Nov. 10, 1930, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Diamond drill and sample rods used in wash borings, contract #23, Belchertown, Ware, and Enfield, Mass., Nov. 10, 1930. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, pile driver bridge, steel piling, cofferdam and concrete form for west pier, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, pile driver bridge, steel piling, cofferdam and concrete form for west pier, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, aggregate pile and tower (left), concrete mixer tower (right), West bank of Swift River, looking northeast, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, aggregate pile and tower (left), concrete mixer tower (right), West bank of Swift River, looking northeast, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, aggregate carriage, tower and pile, west bank of Swift River, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, aggregate carriage, tower and pile, west bank of Swift River, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, concrete mixer tower and aggregate pile, West bank of Swift River, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, concrete mixer tower and aggregate pile, West bank of Swift River, new highway bridge, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Robert M. Randall and land of Henry C. Davis (bridge location, Swift River), Belchertown and Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Robert M. Randall and land of Henry C. Davis (bridge location, Swift River), Belchertown and Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Map for area of critical environmental concern (ACEC) designation, Boston Public Library - undated
Map for area of critical environmental concern (ACEC) designation. MassGIS (Office : Mass.), Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, new highway, looking east from Sta .2+25, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 14, 1932, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, new highway, looking east from Sta .2+25, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 14, 1932. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, Ware-Belchertown highway, looking west from Sta. 221+00, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 14, 1932, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, Ware-Belchertown highway, looking west from Sta. 221+00, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 14, 1932. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stump along Enfield-Ware Road, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stump along Enfield-Ware Road, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stump near site of Segur house, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stump near site of Segur house, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps near site of Church Cemetery, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps near site of Church Cemetery, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps near Barlow property, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps near Barlow property, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps near outlet of Greenwich Lake, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps near outlet of Greenwich Lake, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 119, Furnishing and Setting Two Granite Pylons, Belchertown, Ware, sandblasting lettering on pylon at southern end of Winsor Dam, looking northerly, Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown and Ware, Mass., Oct. 21, 1941, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 119, Furnishing and Setting Two Granite Pylons, Belchertown, Ware, sandblasting lettering on pylon at southern end of Winsor Dam, looking northerly, Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown and Ware, Mass., Oct. 21, 1941. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, ledge at sta. 143+80, new highway, just previous to discharge of dynamite blast, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 30, 1931, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, ledge at sta. 143+80, new highway, just previous to discharge of dynamite blast, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 30, 1931. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Looking upstream at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Looking upstream at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Looking easterly at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Looking easterly at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Looking westerly at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Looking westerly at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps on knoll north of Enfield, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Contract No. 62, Clearing Lower Middle and East Branches, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, New Salem, Petersham and Hardwick, tree stumps on knoll north of Enfield, Enfield and Ware, Mass., Mar. 29, 1939. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Looking downstream at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929, Massachusetts Archives - undated
Looking downstream at Enfield-Belchertown bridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1929. Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Massachusetts Archives, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,546 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-04, scale 1:24000
1938-11-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-06-26, scale 1:35500
1941-06-26, scale 1:35500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-06-26, scale 1:35500
1941-06-26, scale 1:35500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-09, scale 1:24000
1966-03-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-09, scale 1:24000
1966-03-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-09, scale 1:24000
1966-03-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-04, scale 1:24000
1938-11-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-04, scale 1:24000
1938-11-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-04, scale 1:24000
1938-11-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-06-06, scale 1:24000
1940-06-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-06-06, scale 1:24000
1940-06-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-06-06, scale 1:24000
1940-06-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-06-06, scale 1:24000
1940-06-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-06-26, scale 1:35500
1941-06-26, scale 1:35500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-06-26, scale 1:35500
1941-06-26, scale 1:35500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-08-31, scale 1:27200
1942-08-31, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-08-31, scale 1:27200
1942-08-31, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-08-31, scale 1:27200
1942-08-31, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-08-31, scale 1:27200
1942-08-31, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-05-08, scale 1:26700
1959-05-08, scale 1:26700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-05-08, scale 1:26700
1959-05-08, scale 1:26700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-05-08, scale 1:26700
1959-05-08, scale 1:26700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-05-08, scale 1:26700
1959-05-08, scale 1:26700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-21, scale 1:24000
1962-04-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-21, scale 1:24000
1962-04-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-21, scale 1:24000
1962-04-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-21, scale 1:24000
1962-04-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-09, scale 1:24000
1966-03-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-12-02, scale 1:24000
1967-12-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-12-02, scale 1:24000
1967-12-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-12-02, scale 1:24000
1967-12-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-12-02, scale 1:24000
1967-12-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-14, scale 1:24000
1968-04-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-14, scale 1:24000
1968-04-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-14, scale 1:24000
1968-04-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-14, scale 1:24000
1968-04-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-14, scale 1:19892
1969-09-14, scale 1:19892. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-14, scale 1:20496
1969-09-14, scale 1:20496. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-14, scale 1:20496
1969-09-14, scale 1:20496. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-14, scale 1:20496
1969-09-14, scale 1:20496. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

City directories

5 volumes

The "who lived here, by year" answer: pre-1929 public-domain directory volumes naming the county's people, machine-read and searchable as text.

Weather records

43 stations, 12 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

109 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 8-1Amherst town: Amherst, unincorporated: Amherst, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Strong; N. East; Main; N. Pleasant, E. Pleasant
  • 8-2AAmherst, unincorporated - That part Bounded by N. Hadley Rd., Lincoln Ave., Lincoln, Olmsted Rd., Unnamed street; E. Pleasant, N. Pleasant; Amity; Town line
  • 8-2BAmherst, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Eastman Lane extended, Eastman Lane; E. Pleasant; Unnamed street, Olmsted Rd., Lincoln Ave., N. Hadley Rd.; Town line
  • 8-3Amherst, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Amity; S. Pleasant; Hillcrest Pl., Hillcrest Pl. extended, Boston and Maine Railroad; Town line
  • 8-4Amherst, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Main; S. East; Mill Lane, West; S. Pleasant
  • 8-5Amherst town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line, Shutesbury Rd., N. East; Strong, E. Pleasant, Eastman Lane; Town line
  • 8-6Amherst town - That part Bounded by Shutesbury Rd.; Town line; Town line; Granby Rd., Old Bay Rd., S. East, Shays, Mill Lane, S. East, N. East
  • 8-7Amherst town - That part Bounded by Boston and Maine Railroad, Hillcrest Pl. extended, Hillcrest Pl.; S. Pleasant, Shays, S. East, Old Bay Rd., Granby Rd.; Town line; Town line
  • 8-8Belchertown town: Belchertown town - That part east of Jabish Brook
  • 8-9Belchertown town - That part west of Jabish Brook and north of U.S. Hwy. 202, excluding Belchertown State School for Feeble-minded
  • 8-10Belchertown town - Belchertown State School for Feeble-minded (In Belchertown town)
  • 8-11Belchertown town - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 202 and west of Jabish Brook
  • 8-12Chesterfield town
  • 8-13Cummington town
  • 8-14Easthampton town: Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; Mountain Rd., Holyoke, Allen, Allen extended, Brickyard Brook, Everett, Unnamed stream, Boston and Maine Railroad, Ferry, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
  • 8-15Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Town line; New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Terrace View, Pleasant Green W., Pleasant, Main, Glendale, Newell, South, Main, Greenwood Ct., Park; Town line; Town line
  • 8-16Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Glendale, Main; Park; Greenwood Ct., Main; South, Newell
  • 8-17Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Terrace View; Terrace View; Pleasant; Pleasant Green W.
  • 8-18Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Pleasant, Ferry; New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; Union, High, Summer
  • 8-19Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Ferry; Lincoln, Broderick; Everett, Hudson, Grant, Franklin, Everett, Adams, Liberty; Union, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
  • 8-20Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Ferry; Parsons; Everett; Broderick, Lincoln
  • 8-21Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Boston and Maine Railroad; Unnamed stream; Everett; Parsons, Ferry
  • 8-22Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Grant, Hudson, Everett; Brickyard Brook; Clark; Franklin
  • 8-23Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Clifford, Knipfer Ave.; Franklin; Maple, Chapel, Cottage; Adams
  • 8-24Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Liberty, Adams, Everett; Franklin; Knipfer Ave., Clifford, Adams, Cottage; Union
  • 8-25Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Pleasant; Summer, High, Union, Williston Ave.; Hisgen Ave., Bryan Ave.; Park, Main
  • 8-26Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Cottage; Holyoke; Lang Ave., Lang Ave. extended, Nashawannuck Pond; Williston Ave. extended, Williston Ave.
  • 8-27Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Maple, Franklin, Clark; Brickyard Brook; Allen extended, Allen; Holyoke, Chapel
  • 8-28Easthampton town - That part Bounded by Bryan Ave., Hisgen Ave., Williston Ave. extended, Nashawannuck Pond, Lang Ave. extended, Lang Ave.; Holyoke, Mountain Rd., Town line; Town line; Town line, Park
  • 8-29Goshen town
  • 8-30Palmer town - That part outside the unincorporated places of Palmer and Three Rivers Bounded by Boston and Albany Railroad; Hatchery Rd., Ware Rd., Stimmon Rd.; State Hay. 32, Thorndike, Mt. Dumpling Rd.; Boston and Albany Railroad (See separate maps for boundaries of the unincorporated places of Palmer and Three Rivers)
  • 8-31Granby town: St. Hyacinth's Theological Seminary (Friar's Minor Conventuals) (In Granby town)
  • 8-32Hadley town: Hadley town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; Rocky Hill Rd.; Town line
  • 8-33Hadley town - That part Bounded by Rocky Hill Rd.; Town line; Boston and Maine Railroad, State Hwy. 9; Town line
  • 8-34Hadley town - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 9, Boston and Maine Railroad; Town line; Town line; Town line
  • 8-35Hatfield town: Hatfield town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; N. Hatfield Rd.; Boston and Maine Railroad
  • 8-36Hatfield town - That part Bounded by N. Hatfield Rd.; Town line; Town line; Mill River, Boston and Maine Railroad
  • 8-37Hatfield town - That part Bounded by Town line; Boston and Maine Railroad, Mill River; Town line; Town line
  • 8-38Huntington town: Huntington, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CXI-1B-98)
  • 8-39Huntington town - That part outside Huntington, unincorporated (See aerial photo CXI-1B-98 for boundaries of Huntington, unincorporated)
  • 8-40Middlefield town
  • 8-41Northampton city: Northampton city - That part of Ward 1, including all islands in this Enumeration District Bounded by City limits; City limits, Boston and Maine Railroad; North, Summer; State, Ward line, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Williamsburg Branch), Jackson, Florence Bridge Rd., Ward line
  • 8-42Northampton city - That part of Ward 1, excluding Northampton Hotel and Wiggins Old Tavern and Draper Hotel Bounded by Summer, North; Boston and Maine Railroad; Main; State
  • 8-43Northampton city - Northampton Hotel and Wiggins Old Tavern (In Northampton city, Ward 1)
  • 8-44Northampton city - Draper Hotel (In Northampton city, Ward 1)
  • 8-45Northampton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Main; Boston and Maine Railroad; Ward line, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; New South WARD 2
  • 8-46Northampton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Williamsburg Branch); Ward line, Stoddard, Round Hill Rd., Bancroft Rd.; Bancroft Rd.; Franklin, Prospect, Jackson
  • 8-47Northampton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Stoddard; State; Summer; Crescent, Round Hill Rd.
  • 8-48Northampton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Arlington, Franklin, Bancroft Rd., Round Hill Rd.; Crescent, Henshaw Ave.; Elm, Washington Ave., Washington Pl.; Forbes Ave., Elm, Massasoit
  • 8-49Northampton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Summer; State; Main, Elm; Henshaw Ave.
  • 8-50Northampton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Elm, Main; New South, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; Mill River; West, Factory, College Lane
  • 8-51Northampton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line, Washington Ave.; Elm; College Lane, Factory, West; Mill River
  • 8-52Northampton city - That part of Ward 3, including all islands in this Enumeration District Bounded by Boston and Maine Railroad, City limits; Old Ferry Rd. extended, Old Ferry Rd., Strongs Rd.; Fair; Bridge, Lincoln Ave., Bates
  • 8-53Northampton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Boston and Maine Railroad; Bates, North, Parsons; Linden, North; Boston and Maine Railroad
  • 8-54Northampton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by North, Bates; Lincoln; Bridge; Parsons
  • 8-55Northampton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by North, Linden; Parsons; Cherry, Market, Bridge, Main; Boston and Maine Railroad
  • 8-56Northampton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Cherry; Parsons; Bridge; Market
  • 8-57Northampton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Main, Bridge; Pomeroy Ter., Hancock, Williams; Holyoke; Boston and Maine Railroad
  • 8-58Northampton city - That part of Ward 3, including all islands in this Enumeration District Bounded by Fair, Strongs Rd., Old Ferry Rd., Old Ferry Rd. extended, City limits; City limits; Old Bed of Mill River, Boston and Maine Railroad, Holyoke, Williams, Hancock, Pomeroy Ter., Bridge
  • 8-59Northampton city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Ward line; Wright Ave., Mount Tom Rd.; Dike Rd., Manhan Rd., Potash Rd.; Old Springfield Rd., Fort, East, Columbus Ave., South, New South
  • 8-60Northampton city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Mill River, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; New South, South; Grove; Earle, West
  • 8-61Northampton city - That part of Ward 4, excluding Northampton State Hospital Bounded by Burts Pit Rd., Clemont, Mill River; West, Earle, Grove South, Pynchon Meadow Rd., Old Springfield Rd.; City limits; Ward line
  • 8-62Northampton city - Northampton State Hospital (In Northampton city, Ward 4)
  • 8-63Northampton city - That part of Ward 4, including all islands in this Enumeration District Bounded by Columbus Ave., East, Fort, Old Springfield Rd., Potash Rd., Manhan Rd., Dike Rd., Mount Tom Rd., Wright Ave.; Old Bed of Mill River, City limits; City limits; Old Springfield Rd., Pynchon Meadow Rd., South
  • 8-64Northampton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Florence Bridge Rd., Jackson; Prospect, Locust; Straw Ave., Ward line
  • 8-65Northampton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Locust, Prospect; Woodlawn Ave.; Elm, Milton, Federal, Nonotuck; New, Beacon, S. Main, Berkshire Ter.
  • 8-66Northampton city - That part of Nard 5 Bounded by Prospect; Franklin, Arlington, Massasoit, Elm, Forbes Ave.; Washington Pl., Federal; Milton, Elm, Woodlawn Ave.
  • 8-67Northampton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Warner; Federal, Washington Pl., Washington Ave., Ward line; Mill River; Clemont, Ladd Ave., Riverside Dr., Hinckley
  • 8-68Northampton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Nonotuck; Federal, Warner, Hinckley, Riverside Dr., Ladd Ave., Clemont; Mill River; Ward line, Landy Ave.
  • 8-69Northampton city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Ward line; Ward line, Straw Ave.; High; N. Maple
  • 8-70Northampton city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by High; Straw Ave.; Main; N. Maple
  • 8-71Northampton city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Main; Berkshire Ter., S. Main; Beacon, Pine; Park, Meadow, N. Main
  • 8-72Northampton city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Meadow, Park, Pine, Beacon; New, Nonotuck, Landy Ave., Ward line; Mill River; Mill River
  • 8-73Northampton city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Turkey Hill Rd., West; Mill River, Clemont, Burts Pit Rd., Ward line; City limits; City limits
  • 8-74Northampton city - That part of Ward 7, excluding Veterans Administration Hospital Bounded by City limits; Ward line; Ward line, N. Maple, Oak, Bridge Rd.; N. Main, Haydenville Rd., Berkshire Trail
  • 8-75Northampton city - Veterans Administration Hospital (In Northampton city, Ward 7)
  • 8-76Northampton city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by City limits; Berkshire Trail, Haydenville Rd., Florence, Arch, Main, Spring, Leeds Spring; Chesterfield Rd.; City limits
  • 8-77Northampton city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by Arch, Florence, N. Main, Bridge Rd.; Oak, N. Maple; N. Main, Meadow, Mill River; Florence, Leeds Spring, Spring, Main
  • 8-78Northampton city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by Chesterfield Rd., Leeds Spring, Florence; West; West, Turkey Hill Rd.; City limits
  • 8-79Pelham town
  • 8-80Plainfield town
  • 8-81Southampton town
  • 8-82South Hadley town: South Hadley, unincorporated: South Hadley, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Amherst Rd., Bitter Sweet Lane; Town line; Morgan; Park, Woodbridge
  • 8-83South Hadley, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Bachelor Brook; Amherst Rd., Woodbridge, College; Stony Brook; 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to College, Ferry, Hadley
  • 8-84South Hadley, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Park; Mosier; Unnamed stream, Stony Brook; College
  • 8-85South Hadley town - That part outside South Hadley, unincorporated Bounded by Town line; Town line, Bitter Sweet Lane, Amherst Rd., Bachelor Brook, Hadley, 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to College, Stony Brook, College, Newton; Kendrick, Fairview, Lawn, Fulton, Lyman, Brainerd; Alvord, Town line (See separate map for boundaries of South Hadley, unincorporated)
  • 8-86South Hadley town - That part Bounded by Kendrick; Newton, Lyman; Washington Ave., Broad, Lincoln Ave., Newton, Joffre Ave.; Viviani, Berwyn, Lawn, Lyman, Fulton, Lawn, Fairview
  • 8-87South Hadley town - That part Bounded by Leaping Well Brook; Granby Rd.; Pitroff Ave., Washington Ave., Lyman; Newton
  • 8-88South Hadley town - That part outside South Hadley, unincorporated Bounded by Stony Brook, Unnamed Stream, Mosier, Morgan; Town line; Town line; Willimansett, Granby Rd., Leeping Well Brook, College (See separate map for boundaries of South Hadley, unincorporated)
  • 8-89South Hadley town - That part Bounded by Lincoln Ave., Broad, Washington Ave.; Pitroff Ave., Willimansett; Town line, Ludlow, Hartford, Hartford extended, Ingram, South, Graves, North; Lamb, Newton
  • 8-90South Hadley town - That part Bounded by North; Graves, South, Ingram, Hartford extended, Hartford, Ludlow; Town line; Main, Lamb
  • 8-91South Hadley town - That part Bounded by Gaylord; Lamb, Main; Town line; Buttery Brook
  • 8-92South Hadley town - That part Bounded by Bardwell, Carlton, Prospect, Gaylord; Buttery Brook; W. Main, N. Main; Lathrop
  • 8-93South Hadley town - That part Bounded by N. Main, W. Main; Buttery Brook; Town line; Taylor extended, Taylor
  • 8-94South Hadley town - That part Bounded by Alvord, Brainard, Lyman, Lawn, Berwyn, Viviani, Joffre Ave.; Newton; Gaylord, Prospect, Carlton, Bardwell, Lathrop, Taylor, Taylor extended, Town line; Town line
  • 8-95Ware town: Ware, unincorporated: Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Church; State Hwy. 32, Town line, State Hwy. 32; East, Main; Park, High, Church
  • 8-96Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Highland; Church; High, Bank, Pleasant; North
  • 8-97Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by North; North; Main; Parker, Pleasant, Greenwich
  • 8-98Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Walker Rd., Pleasant; Pleasant, Parker, Main; West; Warner Rd., Topper Rd.
  • 8-99Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by West, Pulaski; South, Dunham Ave.; Boston and Albany Railroad; Malbeouf Rd.
  • 8-100Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Pleasant, Bank, High, Park, E. Main; Ware River; Ware River, South, Pulaski; West, Main, North
  • 8-101Ware, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Ware River; East; Boston and Albany Railroad; Dunham Ave., South
  • 8-102Ware town - That part Bounded by Miner Rd. Town line; Town line, Gilbertsville Rd., Church; Highland, North, Greenwich Rd., Pleasant; Walker Rd.; E. Greenwich Rd.
  • 8-103Ware town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line, Miner Rd., E. Greenwich Rd., Walker Rd., Topper Rd., Warner Rd.; West, Ware, Town line; Town line
  • 8-104Ware town - That part Bounded by West, Malbeouf, Boston and Albany Railroad, East; Town line; Town line; Ware
  • 8-105Westhampton town
  • 8-106Williamsburg town: Williamsburg town - That part east of State Hwy. 9
  • 8-107Williamsburg town - That part west of State Hwy. 9
  • 8-108Worthington town

Businesses named in the atlases

111 businesses

Every Sanborn volume opens with a printed index naming the town's mills, tanneries, hotels and works by proprietor. Those indexes were read off the scanned sheets by machine and then matched to each other, so a business surveyed four times appears here once, with the years it survived. 19 of these 111 were named in more than one atlas. Each carries a crop of the line it was read from: the spelling is the recogniser's and the 1880s lithographer's, and the scan behind it is the proof.

Wildfire, 2001 to 2020

279 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 279 of them, burning about 501 acres. 24 started naturally and 6 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined100
Equipment and vehicle use81
Debris and open burning35
Recreation and ceremony25
Natural24
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 October 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlHOLYOKE RANGE FIRE
7 May 2020Equipment and vehicle use25 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
31 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined18 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
16 April 2017Equipment and vehicle use13 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.5 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
5 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
18 April 2016Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 July 2016Equipment and vehicle use5.3 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 641 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 641 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 20 injuries and about $7,669,150 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind384
Hail139
Lightning44
Flash Flood30
Flood29
Tornado9
Heavy Rain5
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1999Thunderstorm WindPlainfield1 killed, 2 hurtno account filed
May 2010Thunderstorm WindAmherst6 hurt, $85,000Five solar panels were blown from the roof of the three story Knowles Engineering Building at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition, six people were injured when two event tents were blown down at a barbeque at the university. Construction fences and a tree were also downed.
August 2013LightningWare3 hurt, $1,000Lightning struck the medical office building on the campus of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, blowing out the building's electrical panel. In addition, three people who were on the telephone at the time of the strike reported feeling numbness and a tingling in their arms. All three walked over to the hospital to be checked out and were fine.
May 2013LightningGranby3 hurtThree students at the MacDuffie School in Granby were struck by lightning while sitting outside at a picnic table. Two students were knocked unconscious and were hospitalized. The third student was further away when the lightning struck and was not directly hit, suffering less serious effects. The students were 16, 17, and 20 years of age. All of the students reovered from their injuries.
August 1996LightningWilliamsburg1 hurt, $20,000no account filed
June 2023LightningPelham1 hurtIn Pelham on Amherst Road, the Fire Dept. reported an individual struck by lightning, with a reported foot injury. Report relayed by amateur radio.
July 2009LightningWorthington Corners1 hurtA woman was injured when lightning came through the open garage door and struck her ping pong paddle. She experienced pain in her right arm, an irregular heart rhythm and the tissue in her throat was burned.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPelham1 hurtNumerous trees downed. One tree fell on a car which injured a woman.
August 2004LightningCummington1 hurtno account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindNorthampton1 hurtno account filed
April 2007FloodNorthampton$1,500,000Record flooding along the Mill River caused extensive flooding in Northampton. The river crested at 15.6 feet on the 16th, which was the highest crest on record, and well above the previous record crest of 13.7 feet which occurred in October, 2005. Many roads near the river were closed and some evacuations took place as flood waters threatened nearby homes and businesses.|Minor flooding also affected the mainstem Connecticut River through Northampton. A crest of 119 feet was recorded at 430 pm on the 17th (flood stage is 112 feet).
July 2014LightningFlorence$1,000,000A lightning strike was determined to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a 6,500 square foot home on North Farms Road in Northampton.
August 2011FloodNorthampton$400,000After receiving roughly four and a half inches of rain from Tropical Storm Irene, an overtopped dike resulted in the closure of West Street in Northampton. At exit 24 on Route 5, there was five to six feet of water flooding the road, with two cars floating down the road.
February 2017Tornado (EF1)Goshen$250,000A tornado touched down in Goshen at Pine Road, just to the east of Hammond Pond. Several pine trees were snapped mid-way and two homes were damaged by trees falling onto them. A portion of Route 9 was closed between the Fire Station and the intersection with Route 112. There was significant tree damage on the southwest shore of Highland Lake, with numerous trees snapped half-way up from their bases and many uprooted. The tornado crossed Highland Lake and imagery received after-the-fact from town officials also indicated significant tree damage on the northeast side of Highland Lake from Camp Howe southward along Headquarters Road into the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) State Forest. The damage was consistent with 90 mph wind gusts, with a rating of EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.|The tornado was on the ground for 2.9 miles with a maximum width of 100 yards. It lasted from 718-721 PM before lifting up briefly and then touching down again in Conway, MA.
August 1958Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2008Flash FloodWare$210,000In Amherst, a newly paved driveway washed out onto Bay Road. There was substantial damage on the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus. In the Morrill Science Center IV, a transformer blew up when one foot of water flooded the room where it is housed. Two to six feet of water flooded portions of the Murray D. Lincoln campus center damaging meeting rooms, offices, and one escalator. Finally, in the Boyden Gymnasium, floodwaters caused a concrete gym floor to heave. In Ware, Anderson Road was flooded out, closing the road.
August 2003Flash FloodCummington$200,000no account filed
August 2011FloodBay State$150,000After receiving roughly four and a half inches of rain with Tropical Storm Irene, the Mill River flooded, closing the following roads: Meadow Street, Spring Street, and Reservoir Road.
January 2010FloodNorthampton$150,000Numerous backyards and basements throughout Northampton were flooded. Three streets were closed due to flooding from small streams out of their banks.
August 2004LightningWorthington Corners$150,000no account filed
April 2001LightningChesterfield$125,000no account filed
October 2014Thunderstorm WindEasthampton$100,000A thunderstorm produced a strong microburst in Easthampton near the Holyoke line. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off on the west side of Mount Tom. A number of these trees were downed onto Route 141 and Mountain Road, trapping several cars on the roadway and causing Mountain Road to be closed by local officials.
July 2010LightningWare$100,000A lightning strike ignited an attic and chimney fire at a house on Pinecrest Circle in Ware.
June 2008LightningAmherst$90,000Lightning struck a home on Ridgecrest Road, setting a fire. Much of the home was damaged by the fire and the resulting smoke and water. Firefighters were able to put out the blaze, but the home is unlivable.
May 2003LightningFlorence$80,000no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$75,000Numerous trees were downed in Hatfield, Williamsburg, Westhampton, Northampton, and Easthampton which blocked roadways in some cases. One lane of Interstate 91 in Northampton was blocked by a fallen tree near Exit 20. Trees were downed onto houses on Ellington Road and Water Street in Northampton and on Strong Street in Easthampton. In Amherst, large branches were downed at UMASS. A tree was downed in Hadley near the Connecticut River.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHockanum$55,000At 1:36 PM EST, a thunderstorm brought seven utility poles down on State Route 47 at the Hadley town line.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindNorthampton$51,000In the Florence section of Northampton, a 50 foot by 50 foot wooden permanent pavilion structure was blown crooked at a landmark restaurant/tavern. The footings, which were lifted and bent, were attached by a metal bracket to concrete. The pavilion can accomodate 18 tables with 4 people per table. The building inspector classified the damage as $20,000. Slightly farther to the southeast, a 50 ft by 75 ft. section of roofing, including insulation and rubber membrane, was peeled off of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School. There was little in the way of water damage inside the school. The Northampton building inspector rated the roof damage as $30,000. Still farther to the southeast, a tree was down on Washington Avenue, as reported by amateur radio.
July 2015Flash FloodGoshen$50,000Route 9 between South Street and River Road was washed out, impassable, severely damaged and closed by the Massachusetts State Police. In addition, portions of Route 9 and Old Goshen Road were closed due to mudslides. Hyde Hill Road also was washed out. A basement was flooded with one foot of water on Village Hill Road.
May 2014Flash FloodSouth Hadley$50,000In Northampton, Route 9 near the VA hospital was flooded with a foot of water. Portions of Market and State Streets were flooded. King Street was flooded in front of the McDonald's. Multiple basements along Church Street were flooded with 6 to 8 feet of water. Portions of route 202 in South Hadley were flooded with at least a foot of water.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindChesterfield$50,000A tree was downed on Chesterfield Road in Williamsburg and on South Street in Chesterfield. A tree was downed onto a car on Harlow Avenue in Northampton, and another tree fell onto wires. A large tree was downed onto a house on West Summit Street in South Hadley.
August 2011FloodWesthampton$50,000After receiving six to eight inches of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Irene, Sodom Brook in Westhampton overflowed its banks. This flooded South Road, making it impassable.
August 2011FloodSouth Hadley Falls$50,000After receiving three to eight inches of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Irene, flooding occurred along River Road in South Hadley, closing the road.
June 2013Flash FloodHadley$45,000Multiple cars became stuck in flood waters on Route 116 and several basements were flooded on North Pleasant Street.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindAmherst$40,000Trees, large tree limbs, and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. Multiple roads were closed in Granby due to downed trees blocking them. One tree was downed onto a house along Route 202 in Granby.
August 2008Flash FloodPlainfield$40,000Significant street flooding occurred with several roads closed during the storm. A few of these streets were washed out and badly damaged, including Union Street. About three inches of rain fell with the storms that moved through at this time.
May 2006LightningCummington$35,000no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$35,000no account filed
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCummington$30,000Eight trees were downed by thunderstorm winds, including on Dodwells Road, Fairgrounds Road, and Route 112. A large tree limb was downed onto a house on Mount Road.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBay State$30,000Trees and wires at the intersection of King Street and Trumbull Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. Trees and wires at the intersection of State and Summer Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds damaging a transformer.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindWorthington Corners$30,000Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds in Chesterfield and Worthington, including a few on South Street in Chesterfield.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindPlainfield$30,000Wires were downed on River Road.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindHadley$30,000Numerous trees were downed throughout Hadley.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHadley$30,000Trees on Route 47 in Hadley were downed by thunderstorm winds. In Amherst, trees and wires on Mill Valley, Moody Bridge, and Chapel Roads and East Pleasant, Mechanic and East Maple Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of these trees was downed onto a car. Two water treatment plants were also damaged in the resulting power loss in Amherst.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$25,000At 11:22 PM EST, a thunderstorm moving over Westhampton brought a tree down on a house and car on Southampton Road.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBay State$25,000Two power poles and high tension wires on Dimock Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindBelchertown$25,000Many trees and wires on Route 202 were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindMiddlefield$25,000Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Middlefield and Worthington, particularly along Route 12 in Worthington.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindAmherst$25,000Multiple trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindWare$25,000Numerous trees and wires were downed in Ware, including along Gilbertville and Campbell Roads. Six other roads were also closed due to the downed trees and wires.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindBay State$25,000Trees and wires along Route 9 were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindBelchertown$25,000Trees and wires along Route 9 on the Ware/Belchertown line were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2008Flash FloodEasthampton$25,000Over three inches of rain fell in one hour in Easthampton resulting in flash flooding across the city. Pomery Road was impassable and closed because of the flooding. One person was rescued after being trapped in a car. Trees and wires were downed due to the ground washing out beneath them.
September 1971Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1961Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2021Flash FloodCold Spg$20,000In Belchertown a beaver dam broke, caused a road washout and homes between 421 and 461 East Street to become flooded. People were evacuated. The report was confirmed by the Belchertown Fire Department.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindPlainfield$20,000At 515 PM EST, strong winds were reported that blew down multiple large trees and damaged the roof of a building on Prospect Street in Plainfield.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHadley$20,000Trees and wires on Rocky Hill Road and Farm Lane were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of these trees closed Farm Lane until the tree could be removed.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindSouthhampton$20,000Large trees were downed on Belanger Road, Couture Road, and Aimee Road. One of the trees on Aimee Road fell on a house, damaging the fence on the property.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindHadley$20,000A tree and wires on Mockanum Road were downed onto a house.

Mines and quarries

102 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 102 workings inside this county. 35 still produce and 67 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Lithium17
Sand and Gravel, Construction14
Lead8
Brick Clay8
Clay7
Manganese6
Stone, Dimension6
Stone, Crushed/Broken6
Stone5
Iron3
Talc-Soapstone3
Barium-Barite3
Flagstone3
Mica2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Argentine Galena VeinSilver, LeadOccurrenceGalena
Betts Manganese MinesManganese, Iron, GemstoneProducer1830, 1925
Betts Mn Mines TaconicManganese, IronPast Producer
Goshen-Lithia AreaTin, LithiumOccurrence1823
Hatfield Lead MineBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast ProducerVein
Hatfield Lead MineBarium-Barite, Zinc, LeadProducerBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
Hatfield Lead MineBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
LoudvilleMolybdenumOccurrenceWulfenite
Loudville Lead MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-BariteProducerBarite, Galena
Loudville MineBarium-Barite, Lead, Silica, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Packard Manganese OccurrenceMica, FeldsparOccurrenceFeldspar, Mica
Pelham QuarryAsbestos, EmeryPast Producer
Southampton AreaZinc, Lead, VanadiumOccurrenceDescloizite, Vanadinite
Southhampton Barite VeinLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, MolybdenumProducerBarite, Galena
Southhampton Barite VeinBarium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Whately - Williamsburg Lead VeinsLead, ManganeseOccurrenceGalena
Whetstone QuarryQuartzProducerQuartz
Argentine Galena VeinLead, SilverProspect
Granite Rock QuarryGranitePast Producer
Granite Rock QuarryGranitePast Producer
McKinney LedgeMicaOccurrenceMica
McKinney Ledge ProspectMicaProspect
Southhampton Barite Vein/Loudville Pb MineLead, SilverPast ProducerVein
Bog Iron OccurrenceIronOccurrence
Bog Iron OccurrenceIronOccurrence
Flagstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Middlefield ProspectsTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Talc OccuranceTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceMetamorphic
Talc OccurrenceTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Whetstone QuarryStoneProducerMetamorphic
Whetstone QuarryStoneProducerMetamorphic
Whetstone QuarryStonePast Producer
Whetstone QuarryStonePast Producer
Whetstone QuarryStonePast Producer
Amherst Plant No. 5Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Amherst Quarry Plant#5Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Anson Betts Manganese MineManganesePast Producer1938
Flagstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerMetamorphic
Frizzell PitManganesePast Producer
Granby Pit IiStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Granite Rock QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Granite Rock QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Packard Manganese OccurrenceManganeseOccurrence
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerSandstone
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerSandstone
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerSandstone
Traprock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Traprock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Whately Lead Vein OccurrenceLead, ManganeseOccurrenceGalena
Whately-Williamsburg Lead ProspectLead, ManganeseProspect
Wzorek PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay
New Mine Vein OccurrenceLeadOccurrence
New Mine Vein Occurrence Northwest of RusselvilleLeadProducerGalena
New Mine Vein Occurrence Nw of RusselvilleLeadPast ProducerVein
A Giard and SonsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Belchertown PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Belchertown PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bill Willard IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
D D Ruxton Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Donovan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Donovan Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Florence PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pulpit Hill Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
South Hadlay SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ware PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Westhampton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Westhampton Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wzorek Sand and Gravel CorpSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Barrus Property Lithia MineLithiumOccurrence
Barrus Property Lithia MineLithiumOccurrence
Clark Ledge Lithia MineLithiumProducerFeldspar
Clark Ledge Lithia MineLithiumPast Producer
Mac Comber Ledge Lithia MineLithiumOccurrenceFeldspar
Mac Comber Ledge Lithia MineLithiumProspect
Manning Locality Lithia MineLithiumOccurrenceFeldspar
Manning Locality Lithia MineLithiumOccurrence
Norwich Lithia MineLithiumProducer
Norwich Lithia MineLithiumPast Producer
Norwich Lithia MineLithiumPast Producer
Taylor Ledge Lithia MineLithiumProducerFeldspar, Quartz
Taylor Ledge Lithia MineLithiumPast ProducerSpodumene
Taylor Ledge Lithia MineLithiumPast Producer
W. Chesterfield Lithia Mine/Clark Ledge Lithia MineLithiumPast ProducerSpodumene
West Chesterfield Lithia MineLithiumProducerFeldspar
West Chesterfield Lithia MineLithiumPast Producer

Collected here, 1781 to 1975

8 of 12,770 shown

Museum specimens collected in and around this county - inside the rectangle that bounds it - and catalogued with a date and a place: 12,770 of them, by kingdom 4,986 animalia, 4,691 plantae, 2,834 fungi, 140 chromista, 97 protozoa. Each is a physical object in a named collection, not a sighting. Held by YPM, NY, BPI, University of New Hampshire, VT, CM among others, and each settlement page carries the specimens collected near it.

The oldest of them. A specimen proves something was collected on that day; its absence proves nothing.

Photograph YearSpecies KingdomWhere CollectorCatalogue
A photograph of the species Carex argyrantha, not of this specimen1781Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex DeweyPlantaeAmherst in Hampshire Co., and Leverett in Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Inferred counties from precise loc.]H. G. JesupNY 2234958
A photograph of the species Carex foenea, not of this specimen1781Carex foenea Willd.PlantaeAnd LeverettH. G. JesupNY 2276484
A photograph of the species Ustilago nuda, not of this specimen1810Ustilago nuda (C.N.Jensen) Kellerm. & SwingleFunginot statedJ.E. HumphreyCUP S.E.,Econ.F.0082
A photograph of the species Porella platyphylloidea, not of this specimen1822Porella platyphylloidea (Schwein.) Lindb.PlantaeNorwichEmmonsNY 252468
A photograph of the species Ptilidium pulcherrimum, not of this specimen1822Ptilidium pulcherrimum (Weber) HampePlantaenot statedEbenezer EmmonsYPM YU.200445
A photograph of the species Carex pauciflora, not of this specimen1825Carex pauciflora Lightf.PlantaeAshfield. [Inferred county from precise loc.]Collector unspecifiedNY 2295022
A photograph of the species Carex bromoides, not of this specimen1831Carex bromoides Willd.Plantaenot statedCollector unknownNY 2252429
A photograph of the species Ranunculus ambigens, not of this specimen1831Ranunculus ambigens S.WatsonPlantaenot statedS. ShurtleffUniversity of New Hampshire NHA-555020

The townships, in 1905

520,188 words

History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 4 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.

Shape and position in the county TownshipSettlements in it LengthSections
Hadley TownEast Hadley, Hadley, Hockanum, North Hadley, Plainville, Russellville239,341 words121
Hatfield TownBradstreet, Hatfield, North Hatfield, West Hatfield, Westbrook239,522 words282
Middlefield TownBancroft, Blush Hollow, Middlefield28,412 words53
Plainfield TownPlainfield12,913 words14

The people it describes

16 named

Everyone History of Hadley : Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1905.

Every populated place in the county

87

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 11 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Hampshire County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Amherst, Massachusetts

42 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1887 to 1950

Belchertown, Massachusetts

32 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1933

East Hampton, Massachusetts

0 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1950

Northampton, Massachusetts

42 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1950

South Hadley, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1943

South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1943

Ware, Massachusetts

30 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1887 to 1946

Florence, Massachusetts

42 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1895

Hadley, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1915 to 1943

Hatfield, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1915 to 1944

Huntington, Massachusetts

36 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1912 to 1937

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

37 structures

Nomination case files

29 case files

The vanished settlements of Hampshire County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.