Political Geography
The region known as the Pioneer Valley constitutes Massachusetts's portion of the fertile Connecticut River Valley and the picturesque hill and mountain towns to its east and west. The following three counties—from north to south, and each with a different character—encompass the Pioneer Valley:
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