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 South Williamstown (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 South Williamstown. 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.
Name Variations for South Williamstown ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: South Williams Town.
A typical abbreviation for South Williamstown: S. Williamstown If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
South Williamstown 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 South Williamstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Williamstown:
Berkshire County (The home county of South Williamstown)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
New Ashford (3 miles [4.8 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
Williamstown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Greylock (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock 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 Zylonite (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite North Adams (7 miles [11.3 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
Arnoldville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Cheshire (7 miles [11.3 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
Town Crest Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village Farnams (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Farnams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams Briggsville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Briggsville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville Hancock (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Hancock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Monroe (13 miles [20.9 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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Rowe (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Rowe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
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 Charlemont (19 miles [30.6 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Dell is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Hawley (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
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
North Heath (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
North Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Buckland (23 miles [37 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
Ashfield (24 miles [38.6 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
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 South Ashfield (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
South Ashfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield Hampden County
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
North Chester (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
North Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester Chester (29 miles [46.7 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 (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Chester Center is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center Hampshire County
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Plainfield (19 miles [30.6 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 Middlefield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Middlefield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
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 Worthington (24 miles [38.6 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
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 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
Goshen (27 miles [43.5 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
Albany County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Green Island (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Watervliet (23 miles [37 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>
Cohoes (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Menands (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Albany (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Loudonville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Newtonville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Glenmont (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Latham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
West Albany (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
West Albany is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany 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 Normansville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Normansville is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville Roessleville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Columbia County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
New Britain ‑ Historic(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain Canaan (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills Canaan Center (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center New Concord (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord North Chatham (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
North Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham Rock City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Rock City is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Chatham Center (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Chatham Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center Red Rock (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Austerlitz (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Niverville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Chatham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Moorhouse Corner (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Center Berlin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Berlin (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Stephentown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Wyomanock (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock Petersburg Junction (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Grafton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
West Stephentown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown Hoosick (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Quackenkill (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill Hoag Corners (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners Averill Park (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Sand Lake (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Saratoga County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Waterford (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Halfmoon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Halfmoon Beach (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach Mechanicville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Stillwater (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Clifton Park (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Willow Glen (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen Washington County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
White Creek (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Center White Creek (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek Center Cambridge (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Center Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge Cambridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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 Coila (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Coila is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Fly Summit (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Fly Summit is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit Anaquassacook (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook Archdale (28 miles [45.1 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 Bennington County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Pownal (8 miles [12.9 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 (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Stamford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Stamford (11 miles [17.7 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 (15 miles [24.1 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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Old Bennington (15 miles [24.1 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 (16 miles [25.7 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
Readsboro (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Paper Mill Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Woodford Hollow (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow Woodford (17 miles [27.4 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Windham County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Whitingham (20 miles [32.2 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 (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Whitingham (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Wilmington (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Wilmington (24 miles [38.6 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Halifax (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Somerset (26 miles [41.8 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 (27 miles [43.5 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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
West Dover is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover Dover (29 miles [46.7 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 (29 miles [46.7 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
Marlboro (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Williamstown, see our County-by-County Page for South Williamstown .
Cemeteries Near South Williamstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Williamstown.
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 South Williamstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Williamstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Southlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Bloedel Family Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
New Ashford Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Gardner Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Blackinton Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Eastlawn Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Williams College Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Westlawn Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Maple Street Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Hillside Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Advent Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Continue List (386 more) ...
Lovett Yard Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Center Berlin Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Williamstown had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Williamstown, with the one closest to South Williamstown listed first.
Sweets Corner (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner New Ashford (3 miles [4.8 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
Blackinton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Blackinton is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton Williamstown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Greylock (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Cheshire Harbor (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Harbor 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 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 Zylonite (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite Center Berlin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin North Stephentown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stephentown Continue List (16 more) ...
Cheshire (7 miles [11.3 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
North Adams (7 miles [11.3 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
Pownal (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Williamstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Williamstown .
Newspapers Published in South Williamstown ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Williamstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Williamstown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for South Williamstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 South Williamstown:
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 South Williamstown. 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 South Williamstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Williamstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.