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Welcome to Greylock ...

Greylock is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greylock, 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.

Greylock is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greylock: 413

Communities Also Named Greylock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Greylock - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greylock.

Websites for Greylock ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Greylock ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bennington
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Adams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Shaftsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • 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
  • Hoosick Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheshire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lanesborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
  • Hinsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 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

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 Greylock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greylock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greylock. 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 Greylock.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greylock ...

Looking for more information about Greylock? 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 Greylock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greylock.

Adding Greylock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greylock 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 Greylock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greylock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greylock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.