Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * In 1997, the county governments of Essex, Berkshire, Hampden, Middlesex and Worcester were abolished.
 * Their functions were turned over to state agencies.
 * Sheriffs in these counties still administer jails but their employees are state employees.
 * The legislation to abolish these county governments transferred Registeries of Deeds to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
 * Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk county governments remain substantially unchanged.

Parent County

 * Created 28 May 1760 from Hampshire County.

Populated Places

 * Cities: North Adams . Pittsfield
 * Towns: Adams . Alford . Becket . Cheshire . Clarksburg . Dalton . Egremont . Florida . Great Barrington . Hancock . Hinsdale . Lanesborough . Lee . Lenox . Monterey . Mount Washington . New Ashford . New Marlborough . Otis . Peru . Richmond . Sandisfield . Savoy . Sheffield . Stockbridge . Tyringham . Washington . West Stockbridge . Williamstown . Windsor
 * Communities: Adams . Great Barrington . Housatonic . Lee . Lenox . Williamstown
 * Villages: East Otis . Lenox Dale

Neighboring Counties
Franklin | Hampden | Hampshire | Litchfield County, Connecticut | New York counties: Columbia | Rensselaer | Bennington County, Vermont

Web Sites

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