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Welcome to State Line ...

State Line is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of State Line, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

State Line is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for State Line: 413

Communities Also Named State Line ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named State Line: This one is located in Berkshire County and the other is located in Hampden County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 55 communities that are also named State Line - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for State Line ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near State Line ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Great Barrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Dalton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Lee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Sheffield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Cheshire
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Lanesborough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
  • Hinsdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
  • Stockbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 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 State Line. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for State Line.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for State Line ...

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

Adding State Line to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the State Line post office opened in 1849. The State Line post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for State Line.

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 State Line - 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/