Hampshire County, Massachusetts History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

[Contact: Webweaver] HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, Massachusetts *First created, in 1662, from Middlesex county.
*County seat: Northampton.
Hampshire County is located in central Massachusetts.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Amherst, Belchertown, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Easthampton, Florence, Goshen, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Leeds, Northampton, Pelham, Russell, South Hadley, Southampton, Ware, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington.

Zoom and navigate through a Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Surrounding Counties
(North = Top)
	Franklin County, MA
Berkshire County, MA	Hampshire County, MA	Worcester County, MA
	Hampden County, MA

Welcome to Hampshire County, MA Genealogy, Cindy Brown, Coordinator.
Rootsweb/USGenWeb for Hampshire County, MA Genealogy, hosted by Laurel.
Museums in Western Massachusetts
Pioneer Valley Regional Attractions
The Towns of Hampshire County
Williston Northampton School: Archives, Easthampton, MA
Hampshire County Clerk of Courts

Register of Deeds

Register of Probate

Massachusetts Archives - Policies for Research by Mail - Fees and Procedures

Court Records Archivist (for MA Archives requests involving court records)

Supreme Judicial Court Archives -

Hampshire County Communities

Interactive Tour of Amherst, MA
Amherst City Clerk: 4 Boltwood Ave. - Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: (413) 256-4035.
Amherst, MA 01002 - community information and links.
Belchertown, Massachusetts

Belchertown History

Clapp Memorial Library - Information and catalog

Virtual Valley for Belchertown, MA
Belchertown, MA 01007 - community information and links.
Belchertown Community Band: A Brief History
Easthampton, MA
Williston Northampton School: Archives, Easthampton, MA
Granby, MA 01033 - community information and links.
City of Northampton, MA

Northampton City Clerk -

Lilly Library

Northampton, MA Community has a Brief History of Northampton, MAPand more.
Historic Northampton Archives

South Hadley, MA 01075 - community information and links.
The Millers River Community Development Corporation - The Millers River or North Quabbin Region is located in North Central Massachusetts.

Tourism and Map, including history and museum contacts and information for the towns of Athol, Erving, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick and Wendell.

The Quabbin Reservoir: In the 1930s, to aid the water supply to western Massachusetts, the Quabbin Reservoir was constructed. "...Four towns Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott were wiped off the face of the Earth and seven other towns were affected...", including Belchertown.

Quabbin Yesterday and Today.

Additional Research Resources:

Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts web site.

Massachusetts City and Town Clerk Directory.

Massachusetts Citizen Information Service - maps and more.

Massachusetts Phone Numbers for Public Information.

Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Massachusetts* Page.
Massachusetts Archives
Governor's - Kids Page

Virtual Tour of the Governor's Office.
Massachusetts Facts - Review of the History, Government, and Symbols of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

A Profile of Massachusetts

PART 1: Concise Facts - State Symbols / Politics / Statistics /

PART 2: Historical Sketch

PART 3: The New Massachusetts State House

PART 4: Miscellaneous Massachusetts Facts

Massachusetts Studies Project - "Educational resources for teachers, students and lifelong learners."
Massachusetts Information and Library Network

Public Library Web Pages

Massachusetts Dept. of Housing and Community Development: Community Profiles.
USGS - Geographic Names Information System - use the query form to locate geographic features, such as lakes, cemeteries, towns, and more.
The Political Graveyard, for Massachusetts, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site about U.S. political history, politicians and cemeteries.

Massachusetts Research Tools by Jeff Simonson.
From Revolution to Reconstruction - a Hypertext on American History.
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration.

The Genealogy Page.

Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Massachusetts town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for Massachusetts.
Local Directory & Maps - type in city, state to go to maps and directories for that area.
Yahoo Get Local Directory for Massachusetts Counties and Regions.

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.

Printed resources for this page include:

School and Library Atlas of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore, Illinois: School and Library Publishing Company. 1982.

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