Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Brief History

 * Adams, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

8 Park St. Adams, MA 01220 Phone: 413-743-8320 Fax: 413-743-8316 Email: [mailto:hmeczywor@town.adams.ma.us hmeczywor@town.adams.ma.us] Website Public_Documents/index

Quick History
==== Establishment and former town name(s) ====

15 October 1778: Established as a town, (Province Laws, Vol. V, p. 909)

Archiac name: East Hoosuck Plantation, Fort Massachusetts, New Providence Plantation, Plantation Number One.

Section/Villages within the town: Bowen's Corner, Cheshire Harbor, Maple Grove, Arnoldsville Renfrew, Siggsville, Zylomte (formerly Howlands)

==== Boundary Changes ====

10 April 1780: The plantation called "New Providence" annexed.

14 March 1793: Part included in the new town of Cheshire.

16 April 1878: Part included in the new town of North Adams.

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 607533
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator