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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Massachusetts
*First created, in 1811, from Hampshire.
*County seat: Greenfield.
Franklin County is located in north central Massachusetts.  It is bordered by the Massachusetts counties of Worcester to the east, Hampshire to the south, and Berkshire to the west.  The Vermont counties of Bennington and Windham, and the New Hampshire county of Cheshire, are at its northern boundary.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include:  Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Millers Falls, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Rowe, Shelburne Falls, Shutesbury, South Deerfield, Sunderland, Turners Falls, Warwick, Wendell and Whately.

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Zoom and navigate through a Map of Franklin County, Massachusetts
 
Surrounding Counties
(North = Top)
Vermont (Bennington and Windham Counties)   New Hampshire (Cheshire County)
Berkshire County, MA
Franklin County, MA
 -> Worcester County, MA
Hampshire County, MA

Franklin County Communities
Ashfield:

Bernardston:

Buckland:
  • DHCD: Buckland Community Profile - Incorporated in 1779...See the Town Seal.
  • Commonwealth Communities:  Buckland, MA
  • Buckland Public Library  Information and Hours

    •   30 Upper Street - P.O. Box 149 - Buckland, MA  01338-0149
      Phone: (413) 625-9412.
  • Buckland Town Clerk

    •    Town Hall  - 17 State Street - Shelburne Falls, MA  01338
       Phone:  (413) 625-6330

    Charlemont:

    Colrain:
  • DHCD: Colrain Community Profile - Incorporated in 1761...See the Town Seal.
  • Colrain Community Information and Profile
  • Genealogy in Franklin County, MA for the Town of Coleraine/Colrain - includes a brief history of Colrain.
  • Commonwealth Communities:  Colrain, MA
  • Griswold Memorial Library - Information

    •     Main Street - P.O. Box 33 - Colrain, MA  01340-0033
        Phone: (413) 624-3619
  • Colerain Town Clerk

    •    Town Hall - P.O. Box 31 - 55 Main Road - Colerain, MA  01340
       Phone:  (413) 624-3454.

    Conway:

    Deerfield:

    Erving:

    Gill:
  • DHCD: Gill Community Profile - Incorporated in 1793...See the Town Seal.
  • Commonwealth Communities:  Gill, MA
  • Slate Memorial Library  Information and Hours

    •      332 Main Road - Gill, MA  01376   Phone:  (413) 863-2591.
  • Gill Town Clerk

    •    Town Hall - 325 Main Street - Gill, MA  01376
       Phone:  (413) 863-8103.

    Greenfield:

    Hawley:

    Heath:

    Leverett:

    Leyden:

    Monroe:

    Montague:  (Millers Falls, Turners Falls)

    New Salem:

    Northfield:

    Orange:

    Rowe: Shelburne Falls:

    Shutesbury:
  • DHCD: Shutesbury Community Profile - Roadtown 1735; Shutesbury Incorporate in 1761...See the Town Seal.
  • Commonwealth Communities:  Shutesbury, MA
  • Shutesbury, Massachusetts Official Town Page
  • Shutesbury, MA, by Tom Williams.
  • M. N. Spear Memorial Library

    •   10 Cooleyville Road - Shutesbury, MA 01072    Phone:  (413) 259-1213.
  • Shutesbury Town Clerk

    •    Town Hall - P.O. Box 326 - One Cooleyville Road - Shutesbury, MA 01072
       Phone: (413) 259-1204.

    Sunderland:
  • DHCD: Sunderland Community Profile - Incorporated in 1718...See the Town Seal.
  • Commonwealth Communities:  Sunderland, MA
  • Sunderland Town Clerk

    •    Town Hall - 12 School Street - Sunderland, MA 01375
       Phone: (413) 665-1442.

    Warwick:
  • Town of Warwick, MA
  • Town of Warwick Profile
  • Commonwealth Communities:  Warwick, MA
  • Delvee Family Association (Warwick, MA)
  • Warwick Town Clerk

    •    Town Hall - 12 Athol Road - Warwick, MA 01378
       Phone: (978) 544-8304.

    Wendell:



    Whately:

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    Professional  Research
    Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
    Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.
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