Go to http://geonames.usgs.gov/ It has all of the geographic names for the USA, including outdated ones. Enter Norwich and state Massachusetts: Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft)* Map** BGN Date Entry Date Camp Norwich 601415 Locale Hampshire MA 421840N 0724943W 1178 Westhampton - 27-AUG-2002 Norwich 608460 Populated Place Hampshire MA 421720N 0725018W 1096 Westhampton - 24-FEB-1974 Norwich Bridge 608461 Populated Place Hampshire MA 421453N 0725208W 397 Woronoco - 24-FEB-1974 Norwich Bridge Cemetery 601413 Cemetery Hampshire MA 421520N 0725213W 410 Westhampton - 27-AUG-2002 Norwich Hill 608462 Summit Hampshire MA 421640N 0725038W 1184 Westhampton - 24-FEB-1974 Norwich Place Shopping Center 604296 Locale Worcester MA 421550N 0714801W 479 Worcester North - 27-AUG-2002 Norwich Pond 608463 Reservoir Hampshire MA 421823N 0724957W 1106 Westhampton - 24-FEB-1974 Norwich Post Office (historical) 1975208 Post Office Hampshire MA Unknown Unknown - Unknown - 15-JAN-2003 Town of Huntington 618203 Civil Hampshire MA 421700N 0725058W 814 Westhampton - 27-AUG-2002 One can click on each of the feature names to obtain more information. For example: Feature Detail Report for: Town of Huntington ID: 618203 Name: Town of Huntington Class: Civil (Definitions) History: Established in 1775. Description: Located in Berkshire Hills, 17 mi NW of Springfield; Hampshire County (US-T121) Citation: U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names. Entry Date: 27-Aug-2002 *Elevation: 814/248 *Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset Federal Codes Census Code Census Class Code 31785 T1 Class Code Description: Active Minor Civil Divisions. An active county subdivision that is not coextensive with an incorporated place. Variant Names Variant Name Murrayfield Citation Norwich Citation Town of Norwich Citation Counties Sequence County Code State Code Country 1 Hampshire 015 Massachusetts 25 US Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83) Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name 1 42.2834222 -72.8495409 421700N 0725058W Westhampton 2 42.3000886 -72.8773195 421800N 0725238W Chester 3 42.2417560 -72.8995430 421430N 0725358W Blandford 4 42.2459227 -72.8578749 421445N 0725128W Woronoco Feature Detail Report for: Norwich ID: 608460 Name: Norwich Class: Populated Place (Definitions) Description: 3.3 mi SW of Westhampton; Town of Huntington. Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps. Entry Date: 24-Feb-1974 *Elevation: 1096/334 *Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset Federal Codes Census Code Census Class Code 50180 U6 Class Code Description: Populated (Community) Place (except those associated with facilities). A populated place that is not a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name. Variant Names Variant Name Norwich Centre Citation Counties Sequence County Code State Code Country 1 Hampshire 015 Massachusetts 25 US Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83) Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name 1 42.2889778 -72.8384294 421720N 0725018W Westhampton --------------------------------- Ted Smith tcsmith@surewest.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "F Sackett" <farmer2busted@yahoo.com> To: <sackett@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Who was Civil War veteran Horace Sackett? I am going to throw a wrench into the gears here. If you go to Map Quest and type in Norwich, Ma and then under directions to, type in, Huntington, Ma. It shows two different places 5.51 miles apart. In my ramblings around in Ma., I think I went to Norwich (only one store) located there. Fred ________________________________ From: Thurmon <thurmon.king@gmail.com> To: sackett@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Who was Civil War veteran Horace Sackett? Cliff, Thanks for the kind words. However, I had given up on Horace and gone on to other things. Then, I ran across that Find A Grave memorial. Your note about the change of name for Norwich helps. No wonder I wasn't able to find it on the map!! Thurmon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff McCarthy" <camcca@charter.net> To: <sackett@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:00 AM Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Who was Civil War veteran Horace Sackett? > Wow! Terrific work, Thurmon. That takes care of that mystery. Only > thing I might add is that Norwich, Mass. is now the town of Huntington, > Mass. It was renamed in 1855. It is in the vicinity of Chester, MA, so > the article was pretty close to correct. > > Great job. > Cliff McCarthy > ------------------------------- The Sackett Family Association website is at http://www.sackettfamily.info/. To contact the Sackett List Admin, send a message to SACKETT-admin@rootsweb.com. See list information and search the archives at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/s/sackett.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SACKETT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- The Sackett Family Association website is at http://www.sackettfamily.info/. To contact the Sackett List Admin, send a message to SACKETT-admin@rootsweb.com. 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