Franklin Co., Mass., Guide for Genealogical Research

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Franklin County was created by law from Hampshire County on 24 June 1811, being almost half of the northern part of the county. The act took effect on 2 December 1811. The first matter recorded was a probate on 7 April 1812.

To learn more about the county records, click on one of the subjects listed below:

Land Records (Deeds) - Probate Records - Other Court Records

 

For a detailed guide for the towns within Franklin County, click on the town name below.

Ashfield - Bernardston - Buckland - Charlemont

Colrain - Conway - Deerfield - Erving - Gill

Greenfield - Hawley - Heath - Leverett - Leyden

Monroe - Montague - New Salem - Northfield

Orange - Rowe - Shelburne - Shutesbury

Sunderland - Warwick - Wendell - Whately

To go directly to a town guide, click here. If the place is not found in the town listing, then it is likely a village or obsolete name. For a guide to the town for these places, click here.


Researched and created by Scott Andrew Bartley
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Page updated 29 April 2011