Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Berkshire County

Adams

Town of Adams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

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: hmeczywor@town.adams.ma.us
Website

• Public_Documents/index

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

• 1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Adams Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Adams Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Berkshire County Cemeteries 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 ($)

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and 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
• Greenfield Public Library - an affiliate library