Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Adams, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts

Parent Towns

 * 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)

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

Boundary Changes

 * Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), [FS Library book 974.4 H2h 1997].
 * 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.

Adjacent Towns
Berkshire Co.:  Cheshire | Florida | New Ashford | North Adams | Savoy | Williamstown

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

Adams Town Clerk
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

Births

 * 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

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

City Directories

 * 1725-1885 Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1725-1885 (1885) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1887-1953 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Adams at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1907-1929 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Adams 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
 * Adams at FamilySearch Places
 * Adams at Google Maps
 * Adams at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Adams 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


 * USGS GNIS FID 607533

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

Newspapers

 * 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library