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 setter 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.
• 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

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