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 New Ashford (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 New Ashford. 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 New Ashford ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
New Ashford was settled in 1762.
It was incorporated in 1835.
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 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.
New Ashford 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 New Ashford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Ashford:
Berkshire County (The home county of New Ashford)
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Town Crest Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village Cheshire (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Cheshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
Arnoldville (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Farnams (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Farnams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams Hancock (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Hancock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
Adams (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
Renfrew (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Renfrew is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Berkshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Lanesborough (6 miles [9.7 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
Williamstown (7 miles [11.3 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
Greylock (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Zylonite (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite Coltsville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Coltsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
West Hawley (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley Monroe (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Monroe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
Monroe Bridge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Charlemont (18 miles [29 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
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
Rowe (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Rowe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
Dell (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Dell is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Heath (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Population from the 2020 Census: 691 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
North Heath (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
North Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Ashfield (23 miles [37 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
South Ashfield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
South Ashfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield 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 New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
North Chester (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
North Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester Chester (26 miles [41.8 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
Chester Center (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Chester Center is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center North Blandford (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
North Blandford is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford Hampshire County
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Plainfield (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Plainfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
Cummington (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners Middlefield (21 miles [33.8 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 (21 miles [33.8 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
Swift River (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Swift River is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River West Chesterfield (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield Chesterfield (25 miles [40.2 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 (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
Williamsburg (29 miles [46.7 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 New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Green Island (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Watervliet (24 miles [38.6 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Cohoes (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Albany (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Glenmont (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Loudonville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Newtonville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Bethlehem Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center Latham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Normansville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Normansville is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville Selkirk (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
West Albany (28 miles [45.1 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 New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
New Britain ‑ Historic(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain Canaan (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center Riders Mills (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills New Concord (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord North Chatham (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
North Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham Red Rock (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Rock City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Rock City is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Austerlitz (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Chatham Center (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Chatham Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center Chatham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Moorhouse Corner (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner Niverville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Center Berlin (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Stephentown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Wyomanock (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock Berlin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin West Stephentown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown 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 Grafton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Brainard (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Sand Lake (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Petersburg Junction (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Averill Park (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Poestenkill (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Saratoga County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Waterford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon Beach (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach Mechanicville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Washington County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
White Creek (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Center White Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek Cambridge (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Center Cambridge (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Center Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge Crandall Corners (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Crandall Corners is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners Coila (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Coila is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Fly Summit (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Fly Summit is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit Bennington County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Pownal (12 miles [19.3 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 (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Stamford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Stamford (14 miles [22.5 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
Bennington (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Readsboro (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Bennington (19 miles [30.6 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 (19 miles [30.6 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 (19 miles [30.6 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow Woodford (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Paper Mill Village (21 miles [33.8 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 New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
Whitingham (22 miles [35.4 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Whitingham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
West Halifax (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Wilmington (26 miles [41.8 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Halifax (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Halifax (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
Somerset (29 miles [46.7 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
West Dover (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
West Dover is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Ashford, see our County-by-County Page for New Ashford .
Cemeteries Near New Ashford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Ashford.
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 New Ashford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Ashford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
New Ashford Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Gardner Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Southlawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Bloedel Family Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Riverside Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Hancock Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Talcott Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Bellevue Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Center Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Lanesborough Center Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Mountainview Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery The Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
Mountain View Cemetery St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Continue List (386 more) ...
Maple Street Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
St. Joseph's Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Ahavath Sholom Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Ashford had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Ashford had a population of 223 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Ashford, with the one closest to New Ashford listed first.
South Williamstown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown Cheshire (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 southwest)
Hancock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
Farnams (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Farnams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams Cheshire Harbor (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Harbor Maple Grove (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Sweets Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Berkshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Adams (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
Renfrew (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Renfrew is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew North Stephentown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stephentown Stephentown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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Zylonite (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite Greylock (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Blackinton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Blackinton is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Ashford. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Ashford .
Newspapers Published in New Ashford ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Ashford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Ashford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for New Ashford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 New Ashford:
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 New Ashford. 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 . 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 from Point A (ie- New Ashford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 New Ashford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.