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[http://www.agawam.ma.us/ http://www.agawam.ma.us/]<br>Agawam Town Hall<br>36 Main St<br>Agawam, MA 01001  
 
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''Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts'' (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), {{WorldCat|49562661}} {{FHL|677425|item}}.  
 
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'''2 May 1960:''' Bounds between Agawam and West Springfield restablished.  
 
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*Agawam, Massachusetts: a town history {{FHL|411371|item}}
  
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Inventory of town and city archives of Massachusetts, no. 7, Hampden County, vol. 1, Agawam {{FHL|212358|item}}
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Includes records of births in Suffield, Connecticut; South Hadley, Granby, Northampton, West Springfield and Agawam, Massachusetts.
  
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*Vital records [Agawam, Massachusetts], 1855-1905 {{FHL|766022|item}}
  
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Inventory of town and city archives of Massachusetts, no. 7, Hampden County, vol. 1, Agawam {{FHL|212358|item}}
  
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*Vital records [Agawam, Massachusetts], 1855-1905 {{FHL|766022|item}}
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 6 February 2013

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Modern town borders of Agawam in Hampden County, Massachusetts.


Contents

Town Hall

http://www.agawam.ma.us/
Agawam Town Hall
36 Main St
Agawam, MA 01001

Historical Data

Wikipedia
 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Agawam, Massachusetts

Establishment and former town name(s

Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), WorldCat 49562661 FHL Collection.

17 May 1855: Incorporated as a town, from part of West Springfield

16 November 1971: Town charter adopted which established city form of government

Archiac name: Feeding Hills

Section/Villages within the town: Agawam Center, Feeding Hills, Hubbard Corners

2 May 1960: Bounds between Agawam and West Springfield restablished.

Town History

Vital Records

Includes records of births in Suffield, Connecticut; South Hadley, Granby, Northampton, West Springfield and Agawam, Massachusetts.

Inventory of town and city archives of Massachusetts, no. 7, Hampden County, vol. 1, Agawam FHL Collection

City Directories

Cemeteries

  • Cemeteries of Agawam and Feeding Hills [Massachusetts] : five cemeteries for public use and two small private cemeteries FHL Collection

Agawam

Old North Burying Ground

Church Records

Maps

  1. USGS GNIS FID 608970
  2. Google
  3. Hometown Locator

Newspapers

Libraries and Historical Societies

References

Adjacent towns: Hampden Co.: Longmeadow | Southwick | Springfield | West Springfield | Westfield | Connecticut: Hartford Co.: Suffield

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