History of Westhampton, Massachusetts, USA

Westhampton, Massachusetts
Hampshire county. This township is rough but the soil is generally good, particularly for grazing. There is a valuable lead mine in the town; about 1,000 merino sheep are kept, and some hats and leather are manufactured. It lies 8 miles W. by S. from Northampton. Incorporated, 1772. Population, 1837, 818.

Westhampton was taken from Northampton. It is an agricultural town, and some attention is paid to sheep. Manhan river, a small branch of the Connecticut, rises in this town.

Distance from Northampton, 8 miles ; from Boston, 100.

West Hampton, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 95 miles W. from Boston. Population, 602.

Westhampton is a farming town of 541 inhabitants, situated centrally in the western section of Hampshire County, 123 miles west of Boston, and, by highway, 8 miles west of Northampton (village). Its nearest railroad stations are those of the New Haven and Northampton Railroad in the four adjoining towns eastward. The post-office is Westhampton (centre). The other village is Loudville, on the line of Northampton, with a post-office in the latter town.

Chesterfield and Williamsburg bound it on the north; Northampton and Easthampton, on the east; the latter, also on the south; and Huntington and Chesterfield on the west. The form of the township is rhomboidal, with length north and south, and bounded by straight lines. The assessed area is 14,553 acres; of which 4,796 are forest, consisting mostly of chestnut and. maple. Several prominent elevations, as Hanging Mount in the north, Turkey Hill in the east, and Cub Hill in the west, impart a wild and romantic aspect to the scenery....

West Hamp'ton, a post-hamlet in West Hampton township, Hampshire co., Mass., about 20 miles N.W. of Springfield. It has a church. Pop. of the township, 556.

Westhampton, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., about 20 miles NW. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 469.