Franklin County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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County Courthouse
The legislature approved special charters to allow Franklin and Hampshire counties to become regional councils of government.

History

 * Named for Benjamin Franklin

Parent County

 * Created 24 June 1811 from Hampshire County.

Populated Places

 * City: Greenfield
 * Towns: Ashfield . Bernardston . Buckland . Charlemont . Colrain . Conway . Deerfield . Erving . Gill . Hawley . Heath . Leverett . Leyden . Monroe . Montague . New Salem . Northfield . Orange . Rowe . Shelburne . Shutesbury . Sunderland . Warwick . Wendell . Whately
 * Communities: Millers Falls . Northfield . Orange . Shelburne Falls . South Deerfield . Turners Falls
 * Village: Lake Pleasant

Neighboring Counties
Berkshire | Hampshire | Worcester | Windham County, Vermont | Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records


 * US Vol. 24
 * page 87 - Atwood Family cemetery

Web Sites

 * The Franklin County MA GenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Franklin County