Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States New England Massachusetts Hampshire County Plainfield

Contents

• 1 Town Information
  • 1.1 Description
  • 1.2 Parent Towns
  • 1.3 Populated Places
  • 1.4 Boundary Changes
  • 1.5 Adjacent Towns
• 2 Town Records
  • 2.1 Plainfield Town Clerk
  • 2.2 Vital Records
    • 2.2.1 Births
    • 2.2.2 Marriages
    • 2.2.3 Deaths
    • 2.2.4 Divorce
  • 2.3 Town Reports
• 3 Resources
  • 3.1 Biographies
  • 3.2 Cemeteries
  • 3.3 Census
  • 3.4 Church Records
  • 3.5 City Directories
  • 3.6 Compiled Genealogies
  • 3.7 Court Records
  • 3.8 Immigration
  • 3.9 Land Records
  • 3.10 Local Histories
  • 3.11 Maps
  • 3.12 Migration
  • 3.13 Military
    • 3.13.1 Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
    • 3.13.2 Civil War, 1861-1865
    • 3.13.3 World War I, 1917-1918
    • 3.13.4 World War II, 1941-1945
  • 3.14 Newspapers
  • 3.15 Obituaries
  • 3.16 Other Town Records
  • 3.17 Probate Records
  • 3.18 School Records
  • 3.19 Tax Records
  • 3.20 Websites
• 4 Research Facilities
  • 4.1 Archives
  • 4.2 Libraries
  • 4.3 Museums
  • 4.4 FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries
  • 4.5 Societies
• 5 References

Town Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

• Plainfield, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Adjacent Towns[edit | edit source]

Hampshire Co.: Cummington | Berkshire Co.: Savoy | Windsor | Franklin Co.: Ashfield | Hawley

Town Records[edit | edit source]

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

Plainfield Town Clerk[edit | edit source]

348 Main StPlainfield, MA 01070Phone: 413-634-5420Fax: 413-634-5683Email: [email protected]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

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

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Deaths[edit | edit source]

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

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Town Reports[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

• Plainfield Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Hampshire County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Hampshire County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

City Directories[edit | edit source]

• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Immigration[edit | edit source]

Land Records[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

• Boundary Map of Plainfield 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
• Plainfield at FamilySearch Places
• Plainfield at Google Maps
• Plainfield at Mapcarta
• Massachusetts Maps State Page

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783[edit | edit source]

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865[edit | edit source]

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918[edit | edit source]

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945[edit | edit source]

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

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

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Town Records[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

• 1660-1889 Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

School Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

• Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield Public Library - an affiliate library
• Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
• Chicopee Public Library - an affiliate library
• Greenfield Public Library - an affiliate library
• Jones Library Inc. - an affiliate library
• Springfield City Library - Central Library - an affiliate library

Societies[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

v • d• eTowns in Hampshire County in Massachusetts articles Amherst | Belchertown | Chesterfield | Cummington | Easthampton | Goshen | Granby | Hadley | Hatfield | Huntington | Middlefield | Northampton | Pelham | Plainfield | South Hadley | Southampton | Ware | Westhampton | Williamsburg | Worthington Extinct Towns: Greenwich | Prescott