Welcome to Cheshire Harbor ...

Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheshire Harbor, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cheshire Harbor: Cheshire Hbr. (or less commonly used: Cheshire Harb. or Cheshire Hrbr.)

Cheshire Harbor is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cheshire Harbor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cheshire Harbor: 413

Websites for Cheshire Harbor ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Cheshire Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cheshire Harbor.

• Pittsfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• North Adams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Williamstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Dalton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Lenox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Pownal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
• Lanesborough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
• Hinsdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
• Buckland
  (17 miles [27.4 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
• Ashfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ashfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cheshire Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheshire Harbor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cheshire Harbor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheshire Harbor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheshire Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Cheshire Harbor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheshire Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Cheshire Harbor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cheshire Harbor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cheshire Harbor.

Adding Cheshire Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheshire Harbor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cheshire Harbor was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheshire Harbor.