Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Blandford, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Historic Overview

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

Adjacent Towns
Hampden Co.:  Chester | Granville | Russell | Tolland | Berkshire Co.:  Becket | Otis | Hampshire Co.:  Huntington

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

Blandford Town Clerk
Main St. Blandford, MA 01008 Phone: (413) 848-4279 Email: townclerk@townofblandford.com
 * Blandford Town

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Blandford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Hampden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1912-1954 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Blandford 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
 * Blandford at FamilySearch Places
 * Blandford at Google Maps
 * Blandford at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Blandford at HomeTownLocator
 * 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

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:
 * Catskill Road from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York 1750s
 * Hampden and Berkshire Turnpike  from near Springfield, MA to the Becket Turnpike  at Becket, MA; toll booths open from 1829 to 1852; now I-90.

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Hartford Connecticut Family History Center
 * Manchester Connecticut Family History Center
 * Worcester Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Berkshire Athenaeum - an affiliate library
 * Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library
 * Thomas J. O'Connell Memorial Library-New England Civil War Museum and Research Center - an affiliate library