New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Town Clerk
24 South Main St New Salem, MA 01355 Phone: 978-544-2731 Fax: 617-742-3238 Email: [mailto:newsalemsclerk@aol.com newsalemsclerk@aol.com]

Towns By New Salem
Often the records of our ancestors might be in a nearby town, rather than in the town where they lived. Below are the towns closest to New Salem:

Franklin County


 * Orange
 * Shutesbury
 * Wendell

Worcester County


 * Athol
 * Petersham

Hampshire County


 * Belchertown
 * Pelham
 * Ware

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Vital Records
The town of New Salem kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when New Salem kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Vital Reccords of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849