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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Franklin County''' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Franklin County''' | ||
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| + | | county = Franklin County | ||
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| + | | state = Massachusetts | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1811 | ||
| + | | founded date = June 24 | ||
| + | | seat = Greenfield | ||
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| + | | building address = Franklin County Courthouse<br>425 Main Street<br>Greenfield, MA 01301-3313<br>Phone: 413.774.7011 <br>[http://www.frcog.org/ '''Franklin County Website'''] }} | ||
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The legislature approved special charters to allow Franklin and Hampshire counties to become regional councils of government. | The legislature approved special charters to allow Franklin and Hampshire counties to become regional councils of government. | ||
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Clerk Courts has divorce and court records from 1811; Registerof Probate has probate records; Register of Deeds has land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 329. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | Clerk Courts has divorce and court records from 1811; Registerof Probate has probate records; Register of Deeds has land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 329. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 21 March 2013
United States 
Massachusetts Franklin County
| Franklin County, Massachusetts | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Massachusetts | |
 Location of Massachusetts in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | June 24, 1811 |
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| County Seat | Greenfield |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Franklin County Courthouse 425 Main Street Greenfield, MA 01301-3313 Phone: 413.774.7011 Franklin County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
The legislature approved special charters to allow Franklin and Hampshire counties to become regional councils of government.
Clerk Courts has divorce and court records from 1811; Registerof Probate has probate records; Register of Deeds has land records.[1]
History
Towns Organized Before 1800:[1]
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Parent County
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
City: • Greenfield
Towns
Neighboring Counties
Berkshire | Hampshire | Worcester | Windham County, Vermont | Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Resources
Cemeteries
- US Vol. 24
- page 87 - Atwood Family cemetery
Census
For tips on accessing Franklin County, Massachusetts census records online, see: Massachusetts Census.
State Census
1855 Massachusetts State Census—A free searchable index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
1865 Massachusetts State Census—A free searchable index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
Church
Court
Gazetteers
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- 1858 map of Franklin County
- 1871 map of Franklin County
- 1890 map of Greenfield area
- 1895 map of Franklin County
Military
Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977), Pittsfield, MA newspapers (1858-1977), and Fitchburg. MA newspapers (1868-1977) covering local news that included Franklin County residents.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The Franklin County MA GenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Franklin County
- Massachusetts Genealogy Franklin County Genealogy
- Kindred Trails Franklin County Massachusetts Genealogy
- Cyndi's List Franklin County
- Local History and Genealogy Index Franklin County, Massachusetts
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 329. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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