Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Hancock, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Berkshire Co.:  Lanesborough | New Ashford | Pittsfield | Richmond | Williamstown | New York: Columbia Co.:  Canaan | New Lebanon | Rensselaer Co.:  Berlin | Stephentown

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Hancock Town Clerk
3650 Hancock Rd Hancock, MA 01237 Phone: 413-738-5225 Fax: 413-738-5310 Email: [mailto:hantclb1@aol.com hantclb1@aol.com]

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Hancock Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Berkshire County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1725-1885 Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1725-1885 (1885) at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1926 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Hancock at Ancestry - index & images, ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Hancock at HomeTownLocator
 * Hancock at FamilySearch Places
 * Hancock at Google Maps
 * Hancock at Mapcarta
 * Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library