West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Hampden County

West Springfield

Modern town borders of West Springfield in Hampden County, Mass.

Town Information

Description

• West Springfield, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

Hampden Co.: Agawam | Chicopee | Holyoke | Springfield | Westfield

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

West Springfield Town Clerk

26 Central St
West Springfield, MA 01089
Phone: 413-263-3012
Fax: 413-263-3046
Email: ofrizzell@west-springfield.ma.us
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

• 1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• West Springfield Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Hampden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Hampden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

• 1936-`1939 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, West Springfield at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• 1876-1966 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, West Springfield at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of West Springfield at HomeTownLocator
• Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
• West Springfield at FamilySearch Places
• West Springfield at Google Maps
• West Springfield at Mapcarta
• Massachusetts Maps State Page
  
  

Migration

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  Migration routes for early European settlers to and from West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy included:
  
  
• Catskill Road from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York 1750s
• King's Highway, also known as the upper fork of the Boston Post Road, from Boston, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina 1650s
• Old Connecticut Path from Boston, Massachusetts to Hartford, Connecticut 1630
• Hampden and Berkshire Turnpike  from near Springfield, MA to the Becket Turnpike  at Becket, MA; toll booths open from 1829 to 1852; now I-90.
• Connecticut River ancient pathway

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Goshen Connecticut FamilySearch Center
• Hartford Connecticut FamilySearch Center
• Manchester Connecticut FamilySearch Center
• Berkshire Athenaeum - an affiliate library
• Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
• Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library
• Thomas J. O'Connell Memorial Library-New England Civil War Museum and Research Center - an affiliate library