Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Hatfield, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hatfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 01038. It stands on Kings Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mount Holyoke quadrangle. 1,453 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 121 feet above sea level.

Hatfield within Hampshire County

Population over time

3 figures

Hatfield grew from 1,298 to 1,453 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2000	1,298
2010	1,318	+20 (+2%)
2020	1,453	+135 (+10%)

Then and now

1885 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hatfield, surveyed 1985

Topographic sheet of Hatfield, surveyed 1885

Topographic sheets covering this place

44 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Hatfield town, in the words of 1898.

1898, 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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Photographs

8 photographs, 1936

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.

Onion planters near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress

Land ruined by the high waters of the Connecticut River. Near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress

Ruined tobacco land along the Connecticut River, near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress

Onion fields near Hatfield, Massachusetts
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress

Where the Connecticut River cut a new channel near Hatfield, Massachusetts, ruining good tobacco land
Carter, Paul, 1936. Library of Congress

Fires nearby

74 since 2003

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Hatfield between 2003 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	32
Debris and open burning	15
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Recreation and ceremony	7
Arson/incendiarism	4
Natural	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
7 September 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
2 September 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
15 September 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
30 August 2016	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
5 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
4 July 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
22 July 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
14 July 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hampshire County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 9,941 shown

Museums hold 9,941 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hatfield between 1781 and 1975: 3,854 Animalia, 3,525 Plantae, 2,314 Fungi, 138 Chromista, 97 Protozoa, 12 Unrecorded, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A V Osmun, A., A. Albee and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Cercospora violae Sacc.	1895	Ralph E. Smith	Hothouse, Mass. Agr. College, Amherst
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758	1896	not recorded
Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773)	1896	not recorded
Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Dewey	1781	H. G. Jesup	Amherst in Hampshire Co., and Leverett in Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Inferred counties from precise loc.]
Carex foenea Willd.	1781	H. G. Jesup	And Leverett
Ustilago nuda (C.N.Jensen) Kellerm. & Swingle	1810	J.E. Humphrey
Ranunculus ambigens S.Watson	1831	S. Shurtleff
Kalmia angustifolia f. angustifolia	1838	L. DeWette	Northampton.
Kalmia latifolia var. latifolia	1838	L. DeWette	Northampton.
Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.	1838	L. DeWette	Northampton.
Dactylis glomerata L.	1839	S J Ewer
Solidago arguta Aiton	1841	Collector(s): Henry Holmes Babcock, Henry Griswold Jesup	Amherst

All 9,941 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 18 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Hatfield: 8 producers, 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Granite Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Producer
Granite Rock Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Hatfield Lead Mine	Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Vein
Hatfield Lead Mine	Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead	Producer	Barite, Galena, Sphalerite
Hatfield Lead Mine	Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Whately - Williamsburg Lead Veins	Lead, Manganese	Occurrence	Galena
Whately-Williamsburg Lead Prospect	Lead, Manganese	Prospect
Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Hampshire County

Storms nearby

18 since 1996

The National Weather Service names Hatfield in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$10,000	Trees and wires on Main Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	North Hatfield	$10,000	A tree was downed onto a house on Depot Road by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Lightning	North Hatfield	$10,000	A barn on Mountain Road was struck by lightning and caught fire.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$10,000	A tree and wires on Chase Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. Another tree was downed onto the Department of Public Works building.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$8,000	Trees and wires on Elm, Chestnut, and Gore Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of the trees on Elm Street was downed onto a house.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$8,000	no account filed
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$5,500	In Hatfield, a tree was down on a car on West Street and a tree was down on Linseed Road. Another tree was down on North Street.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$5,000	A tree was downed onto Moore Avenue by thunderstorm winds.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$5,000	Wires were downed on Chestnut Street.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$5,000	Wires were downed onto Chestnut Street.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$5,000	A large tree on Elm Street was downed onto a house by thunderstorm winds.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$3,000	Trees on North Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$1,000	In Hatfield, a tree was down on wires on School St and on Hill St.
June 2021	Lightning	Hatfield	$1,000	In Hatfield, lightning hit a power pole at Main Street and Maple Street, knocking out power.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	West Hatfield	$500	In Hatfield, trees and wires were downed on Pantry Rd.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	$300	In Hatfield, a tree was down.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Hatfield	-	no account filed
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hatfield	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hampshire County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
North Hadley	1.4 miles	42
West Hatfield	2.1 miles	42
Hadley	2.1 miles	44
Laurel Park	2.4 miles	42
Plainville	2.6 miles	42
Bradstreet	2.8 miles	42
North Hatfield	3.1 miles	42
Russellville	3.2 miles	42

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Hatfield	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5681358	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 609017. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.