Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Blackinton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blackinton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Blackinton is located in Berkshire County .
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkshire County : Litchfield (CT) , Franklin , Hampden , Hampshire , Columbia (NY) , Rensselaer (NY) & Bennington (VT) .
Below are the counties that are near Blackinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackinton:
Berkshire County (The home county of Blackinton)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Greylock (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock North Adams (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
North Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
Williamstown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Briggsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Briggsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville Zylonite (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite Renfrew (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Renfrew is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew Adams (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
New Ashford (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
New Ashford is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
Florida (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Florida is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
Arnoldville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Town Crest Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village Drury (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Drury is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury Cheshire (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Cheshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Monroe (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Monroe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
Monroe Bridge (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Rowe (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Rowe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
Charlemont (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Charlemont is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
Dell (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Dell is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell West Hawley (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley Heath (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
North Heath (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
North Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Hawley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
Buckland (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Buckland is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
Foundry Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Foundry Village is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village Shattuckville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Shattuckville is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville Ashfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Ashfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
Hampden County
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
North Chester (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
North Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester Chester (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
Hampshire County
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Plainfield (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Plainfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
Cummington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Cummington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
Swift River (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Swift River is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River Worthington Corners (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners Worthington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Worthington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
Middlefield (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Middlefield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
Goshen (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Goshen is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
West Chesterfield (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield Chesterfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
Williamsburg (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
Albany County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Green Island (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Cohoes (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Watervliet (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Watervliet is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
Former names for Watervliet:
Gibbonsville Port Schuyler West Troy Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
Menands (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Loudonville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Albany (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Latham (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Newtonville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Columbia County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
New Britain ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain Canaan (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills Canaan Center (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center New Concord (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord North Chatham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
North Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham Red Rock (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Rock City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Rock City is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Chatham Center (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Chatham Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Berlin (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Center Berlin (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Petersburg Junction (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Hoosick (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Potter Hill (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill Stephentown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Grafton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Hoosick Falls (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Wyomanock (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock Boyntonville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville Hoosick Junction (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction Walloomsac (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac West Stephentown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown Saratoga County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Waterford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Mechanicville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Stillwater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Halfmoon Beach (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach Washington County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
White Creek (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Center White Creek (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek Cambridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Center Cambridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Center Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge Coila (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Coila is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Anaquassacook (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook Crandall Corners (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Crandall Corners is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners Fly Summit (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Fly Summit is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit Archdale (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Archdale is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale North Easton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
North Easton is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Battenville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Battenville is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville Bennington County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Stamford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
Stamford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Pownal Center (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Pownal (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
Readsboro (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
Bennington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
Bennington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Old Bennington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
Woodford (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Readsboro (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Woodford Hollow (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow Woodford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
Paper Mill Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Windham County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Whitingham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
Jacksonville (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Whitingham (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Wilmington (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Wilmington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
West Halifax (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Halifax (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Somerset (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Somerset is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
Halifax (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
West Dover (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
West Dover is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover Dover (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Dover is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
Marlboro (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Marlboro is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
Marlboro (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackinton, see our County-by-County Page for Blackinton .
Cemeteries Near Blackinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackinton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blackinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Blackinton Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Williams College Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Eastlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Hillside Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Advent Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Gates Ave. Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Westlawn Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Southview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Southlawn Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
St. Josephs Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Beth Israel Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Continue List (394 more) ...
Clark Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Lovett Yard Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blackinton had a population of 900 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackinton, with the one closest to Blackinton listed first.
Greylock (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Sweets Corner (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner North Adams (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
North Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
Williamstown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
South Williamstown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown Zylonite (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite Briggsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Briggsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville Renfrew (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Renfrew is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew Pownal (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Maple Grove (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Adams (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
Pownal Center (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Continue List (17 more) ...
Stamford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
New Ashford (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
New Ashford is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
Cheshire Harbor (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Harbor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackinton .
Newspapers Published in Blackinton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackinton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Blackinton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blackinton:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Berkshire County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Franklin County Hampden County Hampshire County Albany County Columbia County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Washington County Bennington County Windham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blackinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.