Berkshire County, Massachusetts Records

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Berkshire County, Massachusetts Courthouse Records
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Census Records
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Vital Records
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Resources
Berkshire County, Massachusetts External Links

Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Map It) was created on April 21, 1761 from Hampshire County. The county was named for the English county of Berkshire.

Berkshire County is bordered by Bennington County, Vermont (north), Franklin County (northeast), Hampshire County (east), Hampden County (southeast), Litchfield County, Connecticut (south), Columbia County, New York (west), Rensselaer County, New York (northwest).

Berkshire County Cities and Towns include Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Cummington, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Housatonic, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown and Windsor.

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Berkshire County, Massachusetts Courthouse Records

Berkshire County, Massachusetts Courthouse
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Berkshire County, MA Courthouse

The Berkshire County Courthouse is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The county government was abolished on July 1, 2000. Learn More About State of Massachusetts Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. For Town Records contact the City/Town Hall Clerk.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Berkshire county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Berkshire County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1761. The County Register of Deeds is the place where all transactions of a Real Property nature are recorded so that the public is made aware of their existence. Deeds, mortgages, tax liens, water liens, declaration of homestead and many other kinds of documents regarding the title and ownership of real estate are noted permanently in official records.
    • Northern District includes the towns of Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesboro, New Ashford, North Adams, Savoy, Williamstown and Windsor.
    • Middle District includes the towns of Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale, Lee, Lenox, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Stockbridge, Tyringham and Washington.
    • Southern District includes the towns of Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Sandisfield, Sheffield and West Stockbridge.
  • Berkshire County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records from 1761. The County Clerk of Probate Court has many responsibilities which include the administration of estates, probate of wills, and the appointment of guardians, have been under the jurisdiction of the courts since the 1630s. County courts and later, county judges of probate, were responsible for these functions until 1783, when the probate courts were established. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the probate and family courts were given jurisdiction over adoptions, divorces, name changes, and domestic relations.
  • Berkshire County Clerk of Courts has Court Records from 1761. The County Clerk of Courts has jurisdiction over all civil, criminal, and equity cases.
  • Berkshire County Town Clerks has copies of vital records (birth, marriage, divorce and death records). Clerks respond to inquiries regarding vital records, since most have indexes available. They also have tax lists that may still be available at the town office. Earlier taxes for the towns exist as well.

Berkshire County, Massachusetts Census Records

Berkshire County, Massachusetts Vital Records

Berkshire County, Massachusetts Resources

Berkshire County, Massachusetts External Links

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