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Welcome to Pontoosuc ...

Pontoosuc is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pontoosuc, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Pontoosuc is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pontoosuc: 413

Communities Also Named Pontoosuc ...

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

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

Websites for Pontoosuc ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Pontoosuc ...

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

  • North Adams
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Adams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Lee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Cheshire
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Hinsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Stockbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Becket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Becket is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 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 Pontoosuc. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pontoosuc.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pontoosuc ...

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

Adding Pontoosuc to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pontoosuc 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 Pontoosuc was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Pontoosuc post office opened in 1883. The Pontoosuc post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pontoosuc.

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 Pontoosuc - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/