Neighborhoods of West Springfield, Massachusetts

West Springfield is a suburb of Springfield, Massachusetts located on the west bank of Connecticut River.

Neighborhoods, alphabetized
  • Amostown, West Springfield - Named for Amos Taylor, a settler in the 18th century[1]
  • Ashleyville, West Springfield - Named after the Ashley family [2] and located near Interstate 91 and Riverdale Street
  • Cayenne, West Springfield - Named by resident Russell H. Pepper, as a parody of his own name[3] and located near Morgan Road and Riverdale Street
  • Downtown West Springfield - Area surrounding Elm St, Park St, and Van Deene Ave. Also known as Center.
  • Memorial, West Springfield - Area closest to Memorial Ave and the Big E
  • Merrick, West Springfield - Named after the Merrick family, prominent land owners in the most densely settled part of town.
  • Mittineague - An Indian name for the same place,[4] and located on the north bank of the Westfield River
  • Paucatuck, West Springfield (archaic) - area near Paucatuck Brook, west of Tatham
  • Tatham, West Springfield (Tawtum, Tattom) - An Indian name for the same place,[5] located northwest and west of Mittineague
  • Ramapogue, West Springfield (archaic) - the area west of the Common and east of the hills

References
  1. Swift, p. 247
  2. Swift, p. 248
  3. Swift, p.250
  4. "Swift, p. 246", possibly meaning "on abandoned fields" or "the remains of the encampment".
  5. Swift, p. 246, probably meaning "enclosure" or "pen".
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