Granby is a New England town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,132 at the 2000 census.
It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area.
Part of the town is comprised in the census-designated place of Granby (CDP), Massachusetts.

History
Granby was first settled in 1727 and was officially incorporated in 1768. The town is named in honor of John Manners, Marquess of Granby, a hero of the Seven Years War. Granby was originally part of Hadley and then South Hadley before being incorporated on June 11, 1768. Old Hadley was first settled in 1659 by...

Granby is a New England town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,132 at the 2000 census.
It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area.
Part of the town is comprised in the census-designated place of Granby (CDP), Massachusetts.

History
Granby was first settled in 1727 and was officially incorporated in 1768. The town is named in honor of John Manners, Marquess of Granby, a hero of the Seven Years War. Granby was originally part of Hadley and then South Hadley before being incorporated on June 11, 1768. Old Hadley was first settled in 1659 by people from Hartford, Connecticut and Wethersfield, Connecticut. These settlers left Connecticut because of religious differences within their communities. John Pynchon was commissioned to buy wilderness land in Massachusetts for their new community. Pynchon purchased the land from three Native Americans in the United States chiefs, Chickwallop, Umpanchala and Quontquont. Ownership was transferred to the settlers and confirmed by the General Court. These original boundaries include part of present day Granby.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.7 km²), of which, 27.9 square miles (72.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.