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 Meadowvale (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 Meadowvale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Meadowvale 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 Meadowvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowvale:
Berkshire County (The home county of Meadowvale)
The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Greylock (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Williamstown (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
North Adams (3 miles [4.8 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
Briggsville (5 miles [8 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 Zylonite (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite 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 south)
New Ashford is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 223 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 Florida (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Florida is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
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 Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Monroe (10 miles [16.1 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 (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Rowe (14 miles [22.5 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 (16 miles [25.7 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Dell is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell West Hawley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley Heath (18 miles [29 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
North Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Hawley (18 miles [29 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 (21 miles [33.8 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 (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Foundry Village is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village Ashfield (23 miles [37 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 Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
North Chester (29 miles [46.7 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 Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale 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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Cummington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
Worthington Corners (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners Swift River (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Swift River is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River 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
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 Worthington (25 miles [40.2 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
Goshen (26 miles [41.8 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
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
Albany County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Green Island (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Cohoes (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Watervliet (26 miles [41.8 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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Loudonville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Albany (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Latham (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Newtonville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Glenmont (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
West Albany (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
West Albany is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany Columbia County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Canaan (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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 Riders Mills (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills Canaan Center (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center New Concord (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord North Chatham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
North Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham Rock City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Rock City is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Chatham Center (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Chatham Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center 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 Austerlitz (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Niverville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Berlin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Center Berlin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Petersburg Junction (11 miles [17.7 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 (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill Stephentown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Grafton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Wyomanock (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock Boyntonville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville Hoosick Falls (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Walloomsac (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac West Stephentown (16 miles [25.7 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 Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Waterford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Stillwater (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mechanicville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon Beach (29 miles [46.7 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 Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale 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 Greenwich (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
Bennington County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Pownal (5 miles [8 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
Pownal Center (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Stamford (7 miles [11.3 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 (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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
Readsboro (12 miles [19.3 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
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 Readsboro (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Woodford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
Woodford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Windham County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Whitingham (17 miles [27.4 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Whitingham (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Wilmington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Wilmington (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Halifax (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Somerset (22 miles [35.4 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 (23 miles [37 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 (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
West Dover is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover Dover (25 miles [40.2 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 (25 miles [40.2 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowvale, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowvale .
Cemeteries Near Meadowvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowvale.
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 Meadowvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Blackinton Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Eastlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Williams College Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Westlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Southlawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Hillside Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Advent Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Gates Ave. Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Bloedel Family Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Southview Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
St. Josephs Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Continue List (384 more) ...
Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Lovett Yard Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Beth Israel Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Meadowvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowvale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
Blackinton (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Blackinton is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton Greylock (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Williamstown (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
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 South Williamstown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown North Adams (3 miles [4.8 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
Renfrew (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Renfrew is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew Zylonite (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite Briggsville (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Briggsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville Pownal (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Pownal Center (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Maple Grove (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Continue List (13 more) ...
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 south)
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 Meadowvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowvale .
Newspapers Published in Meadowvale ...
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 Meadowvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowvale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Meadowvale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Meadowvale:
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 Meadowvale. 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 Meadowvale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.