Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Williamstown, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Berkshire Co.:  Adams | Clarksburg | Hancock | New Ashford | North Adams | New York: Rensselaer Co.:  Berlin | Petersburgh | Vermont: Bennington Co.:  Pownal

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

Williamstown Town Clerk
31 North St Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: 413-458-9341 Fax: 413-458-4839 Email: [mailto:mkennedy@williamstown.net mkennedy@williamstown.net] Website

Births

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

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

Church Records

 * 1779-1832 Williamstown, MA: Members of the Church of Christ, 1779-1832 at American Ancestors - index ($)

City Directories

 * 1725-1885 Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1725-1885 (1885) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1910,1922 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Williamstown at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1931-1959 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Williamstown at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Williamstown 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
 * Williamstown at FamilySearch Places
 * Williamstown at Google Maps
 * Williamstown at Mapcarta
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page

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