Headnote
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Massachusetts, and traversed by Connecticut river. Area, 532 square miles. Face of the country greatly diversified; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Northampton. Pop. in 1830, 30,210; in 1840, 30,897; in 1850, 24,084. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Massachusetts

Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Massachusetts, and traversed by Connecticut river. Area, 532 square miles. Face of the country greatly diversified; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Northampton. Pop. in 1830, 30,210; in 1840, 30,897; in 1850, 24,084.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Amherst, MA City or Town
Belchertown, MA City or Town
Cummington, MA City or Town
Greenwich, MA City or Town
Northampton, MA City or Town
Pelham, MA City or Town
Southampton, MA City or Town
Worthington, MA City or Town
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