North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

City and town of North Adams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

North Adams, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

Populated Places

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

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Berkshire Co.: Adams | Clarksburg | Florida | Williamstown

Town Records

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

North Adams Town Clerk

10 Main Street
North Adams, MA 01247
Phone: 413-662-3000 x 1
Fax: 413-662-3532
Email: city_clerk@northadams-ma.gov
Website

Vital Records

Births

1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
1850-1906 Massachusetts, Berkshire, North Adams Births, 1850-1906 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriages

Deaths

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

Divorce

Town Reports

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

Cemeteries

North Adams Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
North Adams Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Berkshire County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Berkshire County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Church Records

1838-1860 North Adams, MA: Members of the First Baptist Church, 1838-1860 at American Ancestors — index($)

City Directories

1725-1885 Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1725-1885 (1885) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1872-1957 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, North Adams at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
1874-1959 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, North Adams at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
1900 North Adams General City Directory(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Boundary Map of North Adams at HomeTownLocator
Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
North Adams at FamilySearch Places
North Adams at Google Maps
North Adams at Mapcarta
Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
Massachusetts Maps State Page

Migration

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

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

Obituaries

Other Town Records

Probate Records

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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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