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 Lanesborough (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 Lanesborough. 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.
A Few Details for Lanesborough ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
Lanesborough was settled in 1753.
It was incorporated in 1765.
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.
Lanesborough 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 Lanesborough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanesborough:
Berkshire County (The home county of Lanesborough)
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Berkshire (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Berkshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Farnams (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Farnams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams Coltsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Coltsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville Cheshire (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Cheshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
Pittsfield (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
Dalton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Dalton is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
Town Crest Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village Hancock (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Hancock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
New Ashford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
New Ashford is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
Arnoldville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Hinsdale (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
Windsor (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Windsor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
Shaker Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
West Hawley (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley Hawley (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
Monroe (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Monroe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
Charlemont (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Charlemont is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
Monroe Bridge (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Rowe (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Rowe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
Ashfield (22 miles [35.4 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
Buckland (22 miles [35.4 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
Dell (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Dell is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell South Ashfield (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
South Ashfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield Heath (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
North Heath (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
North Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Shelburne Falls (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls Hampden County
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Chester (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
North Chester (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
North Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester Chester Center (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Chester Center is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center North Blandford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
North Blandford is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford Blandford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Blandford is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
Russell (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Russell is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
Montgomery (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Montgomery is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
Hampshire County
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Plainfield (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Plainfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
Middlefield (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Middlefield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
Worthington Corners (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners Worthington (16 miles [25.7 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
Cummington (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Cummington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
Swift River (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Swift River is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River West Chesterfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield Chesterfield (21 miles [33.8 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
Goshen (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Goshen is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
Williamsburg (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
Huntington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Huntington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
Westhampton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Westhampton is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
Haydenville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Haydenville is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville Albany County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Menands (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Green Island (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Watervliet (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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>
Albany (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Coeymans (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Glenmont (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Cohoes (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Loudonville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Beckers Corners (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Beckers Corners is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners Bethlehem Center (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center Normansville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Normansville is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville Ravena (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Selkirk (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Columbia County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Canaan (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center New Britain ‑ Historic(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain New Concord (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord Riders Mills (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills Red Rock (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Austerlitz (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Rock City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Rock City is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Moorhouse Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner Chatham Center (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Chatham Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center North Chatham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
North Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham Chatham (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Green River (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Green River is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Wyomanock (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock Stephentown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Center Berlin (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin West Stephentown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown Berlin (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Brainard (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
East Nassau (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
Hoag Corners (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners Sand Lake (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Averill Park (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Nassau (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Nassau is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
Grafton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
East Schodack (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Saratoga County (NY)
Waterford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Bennington County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Pownal (18 miles [29 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
Stamford (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Pownal Center (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Stamford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
Readsboro (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Readsboro (23 miles [37 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Bennington (25 miles [40.2 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
Old Bennington (25 miles [40.2 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 Hollow (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow Woodford (26 miles [41.8 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
Woodford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Paper Mill Village (27 miles [43.5 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 Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Whitingham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
Jacksonville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Whitingham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
West Halifax (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Halifax (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Wilmington (30 miles [48.3 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
Wilmington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lanesborough, see our County-by-County Page for Lanesborough .
Cemeteries Near Lanesborough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanesborough.
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 Lanesborough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanesborough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Talcott Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Lanesborough Center Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Center Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Mountainview Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery The Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
Mountain View Cemetery Riverside Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Ahavath Sholom Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Love of Peace Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
St. Josephs Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Pittsfield Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Ashuelot Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Fairview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
East Main Street Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (354 more) ...
Hancock Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
East Part Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
St. Patricks Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Lanesborough in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanesborough.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanesborough, with the one closest to Lanesborough listed first.
Berkshire (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Berkshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Pontoosuc (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Pontoosuc is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc Farnams (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Farnams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams Coltsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Coltsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville Pittsfield (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
Dalton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Dalton is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
Cheshire (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Cheshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
Hancock (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Hancock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
Cheshire Harbor (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Harbor New Ashford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
New Ashford is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
West Pittsfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
West Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsfield Hinsdale (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
Continue List (16 more) ...
Stephentown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Lebanon Springs (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Lebanon Springs is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Springs Shaker Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lanesborough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanesborough .
Newspapers Published in Lanesborough ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanesborough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanesborough, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Lanesborough.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lanesborough:
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 Bennington County Windham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lanesborough. 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. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lanesborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Lanesborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.