Neighborhoods of West Springfield, Massachusetts
# 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
* Ashleyville, West Springfield - Named after the Ashley family and located near Interstate 91 and Riverdale Street
* Cayenne, West Springfield - Named by resident Russell H. Pepper, as a parody of his own name 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, 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, located northwest and west of Mittineague
* Ramapogue, West Springfield (archaic) - the area west of the Common and east of the hills
