Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description
Lanesborough was first settled around 1753 at which time it was called New Framingham. It was not incorporated until 1765 and at that time the name was changed to Lanesborough. It was named after the Countess of Lanesborough. In the early days there was no court in Lanesborough and matters that required a court were held first in Northampton then in Great Barrington and later Pittsfield.
 * Lanesborough, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Berkshire Co.:  Cheshire | Dalton | Hancock | New Ashford | Pittsfield

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

Lanesborough Town Clerk
PO Box 1492 Lanesborough, MA 01237 Phone: 413-442-1351 Fax: 413-443-5811 Email: [mailto:tcmum@verizon.net tcmum@verizon.net] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

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


 * Center Cemetery
 * Mountain View Cemetery
 * Pettibone Cemetery
 * Riverside Cemetery
 * Talcott Cemetery

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
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