Hampden County, Massachusetts -- County Information

Maps

Cemetery Information

Hampden County Cemeteries -- Listing of Hampden County cemeteries by town, some with map. Please add to this list if you have additional information or know of other cemeteries.
Hampden County Cemeteries
USGS site listing cemeteries in Hampden County alphabetically or by town. Links to specific information about each cemetery, including longitude and latitude. Or you can check Ellen Pack's Cemetery listings for Springfield and vicinity or other areas in Hampden County.
Catholic Cemeteries -- Diocese of Springfield, Mass. A Listing of all cemeteries in the Diocese of Springfield, which includes Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire and Franklin Counties.

Town Clerks & Record Information

Alphabetical List of all Town Clerks in Massachusetts
Web site maintained by the state of Massachusetts with addresses and telephone numbers.
Hampden County Records Information
Submitted by Kenneth Forbes and extracted from Massachusetts Genealogical Research by George K. Schweitzer (1990) -- Thanks Ken! Help here in finding WHERE records are.
Massachusetts Vital Records Information may be found at this site. Lots of info on obtaining Birth, Marriage, Death, Divorce records in Massachusetts, with links to towns.

Historical Societies

Springfield, Mass, the County Seat, also houses the Springfield Library and the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum -- excellent resources if you are planning a visit. You may wish to check out the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society -- now doing lookups!

Contemporary Obituaries

The Springfield Union-News is online in cooperation with MassLive -- you can look up contemporary obituaries here. (look for the tiny Obituaries link from the main page.)

Nearby Research Centers

National Archives and Records Administration
(Silvio O. Conte National Archives) NARA's Northeast Region (Pittsfield) -- location, hours, basic information about the collection, services, driving directions. Not actually located in Hampden County, this is the closest center to Springfield, about a one hour drive. Another choice is the National Archives and Records Administration in Waltham (Boston).
Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Archives
Web site of the Friends of the National Archives regional office located in Pittsfield.

Place Names in the County

Unincorporated and Unofficial Names of Massachusetts Communities extracted from the state of MA list or you can check Ellen Pack's place name list extracted from the USGS Mapping Information. Both have listings of place and community names in Hampden County. Or, you might wish to search for a locale yourself at the Geographic Names Information System -- You can search for cemeteries, churches, locales and much, much more.

Other Resources

This page was last updated on 28 January 2005