Massachusetts Town Resources
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This entry was originally written by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG, for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
The Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns in Massachusetts, cited in Background Sources for Massachusetts, provides some of the information that follows. Addresses are 'Town Hall,' unless otherwise indicated, and come from the most recent list of town clerks distributed by the secretary of state. The second column lists the date the town was established and, in parentheses, former names or towns from which it was formed. The third column lists county and, if relevent, the registry of deeds district is indicated under the county.
Early records of town meetings have been published for a number of Massachusetts towns. See Ann S. Lainhart, 'Town Records,' Essex Genealogist 10 (February 1990): 3-10, for a list and discussion. Some are interspersed in the original vital record books on microfiche distributed by Archive Publishing, 57 Locust St., Oxford, MA 01540. Those for Middlesex County towns are at the Boston Public Library, New England Historic Genealogical Society, or can be acquired through Early Massachusetts Records, Inc., 1154 Boylston, Boston, MA 02215. A descriptive guide to the collection was published in 1976 and can be obtained from that address.
The researcher should assume that vital records, whether in separate books or in town records, begin with the formation of the town, as do the town records. See parent towns for earlier records; and the county (see Massachusetts County Resources) for beginning dates of deeds, probates, and court records. Clerks respond to inquiries regarding vital records, since most have indexes available, but unindexed town records with details of town life (officers, tax lists, freeman's lists, cattle and hog marks, voting lists, warnings out, overseers of the poor accounts, school records, etc.) must be searched in person either on microfilm or at the town's office.
| Town | Address | Date Formed | Former Names | County (Map) | Registry of Deeds District | |||||
| Abington | 500 Gliniewicz Way, No. Abington 02351 | 1712 | Bridgewater | Plymouth (2) | ||||||
| Acton | 472 Main St., Acton 01720 | 1735 | Concord | Middlesex (24) | Southern | |||||
| Acushnet | 122 Main St., Acushnet 02743 | 1860 | Fairhaven | Bristol (19) | Southern | |||||
| Adams | 8 Park, Adams 01220 | 1778 | (East Hoosuck) | Berkshire (7) | Northern | |||||
| Agawam | 36 Main, Agawam 01001 | 1855 | W. Springfield | Hampden (14) | ||||||
| Alford | 5 Alford Center Rd., Alford 01230 | 1773 | Great Barrington | Berkshire (23) | Southern | |||||
| Amesbury | 62 Friend, Amesbury 01913 | 1668 | Salisbury | Essex (2) | Southern | |||||
| Amherst | 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst 01003 | 1759 | Hadley | Hampshire (10) | Northampton | |||||
| Andover | 36 Bartlet St., Andover 01810 | 1646 | Essex (20) | Northern | ||||||
| Aquinnah | 65 State Rd., Aquinnah 02535 | 1855 | (formerly Gay Head) | Dukes (1) | ||||||
| Arlington | 730 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 02174 | 1807 | Cambridge (West Cambridge, 1867) | Middlesex (32) | Southern | |||||
| Ashburnham | 32 Main St., Ashburnham 01430 | 1765 | (Dorcester-Canada) | Worcester (3) | Northern | |||||
| Ashby | 895 Main St., Ashby 01431 | 1767 | Ashburnton/Fitchburg/Townsend | Middlesex (1) | Southern | |||||
| Ashfield | 412 Main St., Ashfield 01330 | 1765 | (Huntstown Plantation) | Franklin (17) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Ashland | 101 State St., Ashland 01721 | 1846 | Framingham/Holliston/Hopkinton | Middlesex (51) | Southern | |||||
| Athol | 584 Main St., Athol 01331 | 1762 | (Payquage Plantation) | Worcester (4) | Worcester | |||||
| Attleboro | City Hall, 77 Park St., Attleboro 02703 | 1694 | Rehoboth | Bristol (4) | Northern | |||||
| Auburn | 104 Central St., Auburn 01501 | 1778 (named Ward | Leicester/Oxford/Sutton/Worcester | Worcester (45) | Worcester | |||||
| Avon | 65 E. Main St., Avon 02322 | 1888 | Stroughton | Norfolk (20) | ||||||
| Ayer | 1 Main/P.O. Box 308, Ayer 01432 | 1871 | Groton/Shirley | Middlesex (18) | Southern | |||||
| Barnstable | 367 Main St., Hyannis 02601 | 1638 | Barnstable (5) | |||||||
| Barre | 2 Exchange St./P.O. Box 418, Barre 01005 | 1753 | Rutland (Rutland District, 1774;named Hutchinson until 1776) | Worcester (19) | Worcester | |||||
| Becket | 557 Main St., Becket 01223 | 1765 | (No. 4 Plantation) | Berkshire (22) | Middle | |||||
| Bedford | 10 Mudge Way, Bedford 01730 | 1729 | Billerica/Concord | Middlesex (21) | Southern | |||||
| Belchertown | 2 Jabish St., Belchertown 01007 | 1761 | (Cold Spring Plantation) | Hampshire (19) | Northampton | |||||
| Bellingham | 2 Mechanic St., Bellingham 02019 | 1719 | Dedham/Mendon/Wrentham | Norfolk (11) | ||||||
| Belmont | 455 Concord Ave., Belmont 02178 | 1859 | Waltham/Watertown/West Cambridge (Arlington) | Middlesex (36) | Southern | |||||
| Berkley | 1 N. Main St., Berkley 02780 | 1735 | Dighton/Taunton | Bristol (11) | Northern | |||||
| Berlin | 23 Linden St., Berlin 01503 | 1784 | Bolton/Marlborough | Worcester (27) | Worcester | |||||
| Bernardston | 38 Church St., Bernardston 01337 | 1762 | (as Falltown Plantation) | Franklin (6) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Beverly | City Hall, 191 Cabot St., Beverly 01915 | 1668 | Salem | Essex (24) | Southern | |||||
| Billerica | 365 Boston Rd., Billerica 01821 | 1655 | Middlesex (13) | Northern | ||||||
| Blackstone | 15 St. Paul St., Blackstone 01504 | 1845 | Mendon | Worcester (60) | Worcester | |||||
| Blandford | 102 Main St., Blandford 01008 | 1741 | (Suffield Equivalent) (Glasgow) | Hampden (2) | Springfield | |||||
| Bolton | 633 Main St., Bolton 01740 | 1738 | Lancaster | Worcester (2) | Worcester | |||||
| Boston | 1 City Hall Sq., Rm. 241, Boston 02201 | 1630 | Suffolk (4) | |||||||
| The following towns became part of Boston on the date indicated: East Boston (1637), South Boston (1804), Roxbury (1868), Dorchester (1870), Brighton (1874), Charlestown (1874), West Roxbury (1874), and Hyde Park (1912). | ||||||||||
| Bourne | 24 Perry Ave., Buzzards Bay 02532 | 1884 | Sandwich | Barnstable (1) | ||||||
| Boxborough | 29 Middle Rd., Boxborough 01719 | 1783 | Harvard/Littletown/Stow | Middlesex (23) | Southern | |||||
| Boxford | 28 Middleton Rd., Boxford 01921 | 1694 | Essex (13) | Southern | ||||||
| Boylston | 221 Main St., Boylston 01505 | 1786 | Shrewsbury | Worcester (26) | Worcester | |||||
| Bradford | (became part of Haverhill, 1897) | 1675 | Southern | Essex | ||||||
| Braintree | 1 JFK Memorial Dr., Braintree 02184 | 1640 | Boston | Norfolk (24) | ||||||
| Brewster | 2198 Main St., Brewster 02631 | 1803 | Harwich | Barnstable (8) | ||||||
| Bridgewater | 64 Center Sq., Bridgewater 02324 | 1656 | Plymouth (16) | |||||||
| Brighton | (became part of Boston 1874) | 1817 | Cambridge | Suffolk | ||||||
| Brimfield | 21 Main St., Brimfield 01010 | 1714 | Original | Hampden (21) | Springfield | |||||
| Brockton | City Hall, 45 School St., Brockton 02401 | 1821 | Bridgewater, (North Bridgewater) | Plymouth (1) | ||||||
| Brookfield | 6 Center St., Brookfield 01506 | 1673 | Worcester (40) | Worcester | ||||||
| Brookline | 333 Washington St., Brookline 02147 | 1705 | Boston | Norfolk (28) | ||||||
| Buckland | 17 State St., Shelburne Falls 01370 | 1779 | No-town Plantation/Charlemont | Franklin (11) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Burlington | 29 Center St., Burlington 01803 | 1799 | Woburn | Middlesex (22) | Southern | |||||
| Cambridge | City Hall, 51 Inman St., Cambridge 02139 | 1631 | (Newe Towne) | Middlesex (37) | Southern | |||||
| Canton | 801 Washington St., Canton 02021 | 1797 | Stoughton | Norfolk (18) | ||||||
| Carlisle | 66 Westford St., Carlisle 01741 | 1780 | Acton/Billerica/Chelmsford/Concord | Middlesex (20) | Northern | |||||
| Carver | 108 Main St., Carver 02330 | 1790 | Plympton | Plymouth (22) | ||||||
| Charlemont | 157 Main St., Charlemont 01339 | 1765 | Franklin (9) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | ||||||
| Charlestown | (became part of Boston 1874) | 1630 | Suffolk | |||||||
| Charlton | 37 Main St., Charlton 01507 | 1754 | Oxford | Worcester (43) | Worcester | |||||
| Chatham | 549 Main St., Chatham 02633 | 1712 | (Manamoit Village) | Barnstable (10) | ||||||
| Chelmsford | 50 Billerica Rd., Chelmsford 01824 | 1655 | Middlesex (12) | Northern | ||||||
| Chelsea | City Hall, 500 Broadway, Chelsea 02150 | 1739 | Boston (Winnissimet/Rumney Marsh/Pullin Point) | Suffolk (3) | ||||||
| Cheshire | 80 Church St., Cheshire 01225 | 1793 | Adams/Lanesborough/Windsor/New Ashford District | Berkshire (10) | Northern | |||||
| Chester | 15 Middlefield Rd., Chester 01011 | 1765 | (Murrayfield) | Hampden (1) | Northampton | |||||
| Chesterfield | 422 Main St., Chesterfield 01012 | 1762 | (New Hingham Plantation) | Hampshire (6) | Northampton | |||||
| Chicopee | City Hall, 274 Front St., Chicopee 01013 | 1848 | Springfield | Hampden (8) | ||||||
| Chilmark | 401 Middle Rd., Chilmark 02535 | 1694 | Dukes (2) | |||||||
| Clarksburg | 111 River Rd., Clarksburg 01247 | 1798 | Berkshire (2) | Northern | ||||||
| Clinton | 242 Church St., Clinton 01510 | 1850 | Lancaster | Worcester (25) | Worcester | |||||
| Cohasset | 41 Highland Ave., Cohasset 02025 | 1770 | Hingham | Norfolk (27) | ||||||
| Colrain | 55 Main Rd., Colrain 01340 | 1761 | Franklin (4) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | ||||||
| Concord | 22 Monument Sq., Concord 01742 | 1635 | (Musketequid) | Middlesex (25) | Southern | |||||
| Conway | 32 Main St., Conway 01341 | 1767 | Deerfield | Franklin (18) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Cummington | 33 Main St., Cummington 01026 | 1779 | No. 5 Plantation | Hampshire (2) | Northampton | |||||
| Dalton | 462 Main St., Dalton 01226 | 1784 | (Ashuelet Equivalent) | Berkshire (13) | Middlesex | |||||
| Dana | (became part of Petersham, 1927) | 1801 | Greenwich/Hardwick/Petersham | Worcester | Worcester | |||||
| Danvers | 1 Sylvan St., Danvers 01923 | 1752 | Salem (Salem Village/Middle Parishes) | Essex (22) | Southern | |||||
| Dartmouth | 400 Slocum Rd., S. Dartmouth 02714 | 1652 | (Acushena/Ponaganesett/Coaksett) | Bristol (17) | Southern | |||||
| Dedham | 26 Bryant St., Dedham 02026 | 1636 | Norfolk (5) | |||||||
| Deerfield | 8 Conway St., S. Deerfield 01373 | 1677 | Franklin (19) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | ||||||
| Dennis | 485 Main St., S. Dennis 02660 | 1793 | Yarmouth | Barnstable (7) | ||||||
| Dighton | 979 Somerset Ave., Dighton 02715 | 1712 | Taunton | Bristol (10) | Northern | |||||
| Dorchester | (became part of Boston, 1870) | 1630 | original | Suffolk | ||||||
| Douglas | 29 Depot St., Douglas 01516 | 1746 | (New Sherbourn) | Worcester (57) | Worcester | |||||
| Dover | 5 Springdale Ave., Dover 02030 | 1784 | Dedham | Norfolk (3) | ||||||
| Dracut | 62 Arlington St., Dracut 01826 | 1702 | Middlesex (6) | Northern | ||||||
| Dudley | 40 Schofield Ave., Dudley 01570 | 1732 | Oxford | Worcester (55) | Worcester | |||||
| Dunstable | 511 Main, Dunstable 01827 | 1673 | Middlesex (4) | Northern | ||||||
| Duxbury | 878 Tremont St., Duxbury 02332 | 1637 | Plymouth (15) | |||||||
| East Bridgewater | 175 Central/Box 387, Bridgewater 02333 | 1823 | Bridgewater | Plymouth (12) | ||||||
| East Brookfield | 101 Depot Sq., East Brookfield 01515 | 1920 | Brookfield | Worcester (41) | ||||||
| East Longmeadow | 60 Center Sq., East Longmeadow 01028 | 1894 | Longmeadow | Hampden (17) | ||||||
| Eastham | 2500 State Hwy., Eastham 02642 | 1646 | (Nawsett) | Barnstable (12) | ||||||
| Easthampton | 50 Payson Ave., Easthampton 01027 | 1785 | Northampton/Southampton | Hampshire (16) | Northampton | |||||
| Easton | 136 Elm St., N. Easton 02334 | 1725 | Norton | Bristol (3) | Northern | |||||
| Edgartown | 70 Main St., Edgartown 02539 | 1671 | (Great Harbour) | Dukes (6) | ||||||
| Egremont | 171 Egremont Plain Rd./P.O. Box 56, South Egremont 01258 | 1760 | Berkshire (24) | Southern | ||||||
| Enfield | (became part of Belchertown/New Salem/Pelham/Ware, 1938) | 1816 | Belchertown/Greenwich | Hampshire | Northampton | |||||
| Erving | 12 E. Main St., Erving 01344 | 1838 | Franklin (15) | Greenfield | ||||||
| Essex | 30 Martin St., Essex 01929 | 1819 | Ipswich | Essex (17) | ||||||
| Everett | City Hall, 484 Broadway, Everett 02149 | 1870 | Malden | Middlesex (39) | Southern | |||||
| Fairhaven | 40 Center St., Fairhaven 02719 | 1812 | New Bedford | Bristol (20) | Southern | |||||
| Fall River | City Hall, 1 Government Center, Fall River 02722 | 1803 | Freetown (Troy, 1834) | Bristol (14) | Northern | |||||
| Falmouth | 59 Town Hall Sq., Falmouth 02540 | 1694 | Barnstable (3) | |||||||
| Fitchburg | 718 Main St., Fitchburg 01420 | 1764 | Lunenberg | Worcester (9) | Northern | |||||
| Florida | 60 South St., Drury 01343 | 1805 | Barnardstone's Grant/Bullock's Grant | Berkshire (4) | Northern | |||||
| Foxborough | 40 South St. | 1778 | Stoughton/Walpole/Wrentham/Stoughtonham | Norfolk (16) | ||||||
| Foxborough 02035 | ||||||||||
| Framingham | 150 Concord St., Framingham 01702 | |||||||||
| Franklin | 150 Emmons, Franklin 02038 | 1778 | Wrentham | Norfolk (12) | ||||||
| Freetown | 3 N. Main St., Assonet 02702 | 1683 | Bristol (15) | Northern | ||||||
| Gardner | City Hall, 95 Pleasant St., Gardner 01440 | 1785 | Ashburnham/Templeton/Westminister/Winchendon | Worcester (7) | Worcester | |||||
| Gay Head | 1855 | (renamed Aquinnah) | Dukes (1) | |||||||
| Georgetown | 1 Liberty St., Georgetown 01833 | 1838 | Rowley | Essex (9) | Southern | |||||
| Gill | 325 Main Rd., Gill 01376 | 1793 | Greenfield | Franklin (14) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Gloucester | City Hall, 9 Dale Ave., Gloucester 01930 | 1642 | (Cape Ann) | Essex (18) | Southern | |||||
| Goshen | 42 Main St., Goshen 01032 | 1781 | Chesterfield | Hampshire (3) | Northampton | |||||
| Gosnold | 28 Tower Hill Rd., Cuttyhunk 02713 | 1864 | Chilmark | Dukes (7) | ||||||
| Grafton | 30 Providence Rd., Grafton 01519 | 1735 | (Hassanamisco) | Worcester (48) | Worcester | |||||
| Granby | 250 State St., Granby 01033 | 1768 | South Hadley | Hampshire (18) | Northampton | |||||
| Granville | 707 Main St., Granville 01034 | 1754 | Hampden (12) | Springfield | ||||||
| Great Barrington | 334 Main St., Great Barrington 01230 | 1761 | Sheffield | Berkshire (25) | ||||||
| Greenfield | 14 Court Sq., Greenfield 01301 | 1753 | Deerfield | Franklin (13) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Greenwich | (became part of Hardwick/New Salem/Petersham/Ware, 1938) | 1754 | (Quabbin plantation) | Hampshire | Northampton | |||||
| Groton | 173 Main St., Groton 01450 | 1655 | Middlesex (10) | Southern | ||||||
| Groveland | 183 Main St., Groveland 01830 | 1850 | Bradford | Essex (8) | Southern | |||||
| Hadley | 100 Middle St., Hadley 01035 | 1661 | (New Plantation) | Hampshire (9) | Northampton | |||||
| Halifax | 499 Plymouth St., Halifax 02338 | 1734 | Middleborough/Pembroke/Plympton | Plymouth (17) | ||||||
| Hamilton | 577 Bay Rd., Hamilton 01936 | 1793 | Ipswich | Essex (16) | Southern | |||||
| Hampden | 625 Main St., Hampden 01036 | 1878 | Wilbraham | Hampden (19) | ||||||
| Hancock | 3650 Hancock Rd., Hancock 01237 | 1776 | (Jericho Plantation) | Berkshire (5) | Northern | |||||
| Hanover | 550 Hanover St., Hanover 02339 | 1727 | Abington/Scituate | Plymouth (4) | ||||||
| Hanson | 542 Liberty St., Hanson 02341 | 1820 | Pembroke | Plymouth (13) | ||||||
| Hardwick | 307 Main St., Gilbertson 01037 | 1739 | (Lambstown Plantation) | Worcester (20) | ||||||
| Harvard | 13 Ayer Rd., Harvard 01451 | 1732 | Groton/Lancaster/Stow | Worcester (17) | Worcester | |||||
| Harwich | 732 Main St., Harwich 02645 | 1694 | (Stauckett) | Barnstable (9) | ||||||
| Hatfield | 59 Main St., Hatfield 01038 | 1670 | Hadley | Hampshire (8) | ||||||
| Haverhill | City Hall, 4 Summer St., Haverhill 01830 | 1641 | Essex (4) | Southern | ||||||
| Hawley | 8 Pudding Hollow Rd., Hawley 01339 | 1792 | (No. 7 Plantation) | Franklin (10) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Heath | 1 E. Main St., Heath 01346 | 1785 | Charlemont | Franklin (3) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Hingham | 210 Center St., Hingham 02043 | 1635 | (Barecove) | Plymouth (6) | (Norfolk 1793'1803) | |||||
| Hinsdale | 39 South St., Hinsdale 01235 | 1804 | Partridgefield/Dalton | Berkshire (14) | Middle | |||||
| Holbrook | 50 N. Franklin St., Holbrook 02343 | 1872 | Randolph | Norfolk (25) | ||||||
| Holden | 1196 Main St., Holden 01520 | 1741 | Worcester | Worcester (23) | Worcester | |||||
| Holland | 27 Sturbridge Rd., Holland 01550 | 1783 | South Brimfield (Wales) | Hampden (23) | Springfield | |||||
| Holliston | 703 Washington St., Holliston 01746 | 1724 | Sherborn | Middlesex (54) | Southern | |||||
| Holyoke | City Hall, 536 Dwight St., Holyoke 01040 | 1850 | West Springfield | Hampden (6) | ||||||
| Hopedale | 78 Hopedale St., Hopedale 01747 | 1886 | Milford | Worcester (51) | Worcester | |||||
| Hopkinton | 18 Main St., Hopkinton 01748 | 1715 | (Moguncoy) | Middlesex (53) | Southern | |||||
| Hubbardston | 7 Main St., Hubbardston 01452 | 1767 | Rutland | Worcester (12) | Worcester | |||||
| Hudson | 78 Main St., Hudson 01749 | 1866 | Marlborough/Stow | Middlesex (47) | Southern | |||||
| Hull | 253 Atlantic Ave., Hull 02045 | 1644 | Plymouth (7) | (Norfolk 1793'1803 | ||||||
| Huntington | 24 Russell Rd., Huntington 01050 | 1773 | Murrayfield (Norwich) | Hampshire (12) | Northampton | |||||
| Ipswich | 25 Green St., Ipswich 01938 | 1634 | (Aggawam) | Essex (15) | Southern | |||||
| Kingston | 26 Evergreen St., Kingston 02360 | 1726 | Plymouth | Plymouth (19) | ||||||
| Lakeville | 346 Bedford St., Lakeville 02347 | 1853 | Middleborough | Plymouth (20) | ||||||
| Lancaster | 695 Main St., Lancaster 01523 | 1653 | Worcester (16) | Worcester | ||||||
| Lanesborough | 83 N. Main St., Lanesborough 01237 | 1765 | (New Framingham Plantation) | Berkshire (9) | Northern | |||||
| Lawrence | City Hall, 200 Common St., Lawrence 01840 | 1847 | Andover/Methuen | Essex (34) | Northern | |||||
| Lee | 32 Main St., Lee 01238 | 1777 | Great Barrington | Berkshire (21) | Middle | |||||
| Leicester | 3 Washburn Sq., Leicester 01524 | 1714 | Worcester (34) | Worcester | ||||||
| Lenox | 6 Walker St., Lenox 01240 | 1767 | Richmont | Berkshire (17) | Middle | |||||
| Leominster | City Hall, 25 W. St., Leominster 01453 | 1740 | Lancaster | Worcester (14) | Northern | |||||
| Leverett | 9 Montague Rd., Leverett 01054 | 1774 | Sunderland | Franklin (24) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Lexington | 1625 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington 02173 | 1713 | Cambridge | Middlesex (27) | Southern | |||||
| Leyden | 16 W. Leyden Rd., Leyden 01301 | 1784 | Bernardston | Franklin (5) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Lincoln | 16 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln 01773 | 1754 | Concord/Lexington/Weston | Middlesex (26) | Southern | |||||
| Littleton | 37 Shattuck Rd., Littleton 01460 | 1715 | (Nashoba) | Middlesex (19) | Southern (Northern 1856'60) | |||||
| Longmeadow | 20 Williams St., Longmeadow 01106 | 1783 | Springfield | Hampden (15) | Springfield | |||||
| Lowell | City Hall, 375 Merrimack St., Lowell 01852 | 1826 | Chelmsford | Middlesex (7) | Northern | |||||
| Ludlow | 488 Chapin St., Ludlow 01056 | 1774 | Springfield | Hampden (9) | Springfield | |||||
| Lunenburg | 17 Main St., Lunenburg 01462 | 1728 | Turkey Hills and land belonging to Woburn/Dorchester/and Boardman's Farm | Worcester (10) | Northern | |||||
| Lynn | 3 City Hall Sq., Lynn 01901 | 1635 | (Saugust) | Essex (31) | Southern | |||||
| Lynnfield | 55 Summer St., Lynnfield 01940 | 1782 | Lynn | Essex (26) | Southern | |||||
| Malden | City Hall, 200 Pleasant St., Malden 02148 | 1649 | Middlesex (34) | Southern | ||||||
| Manchester | 10 Center St., Manchester 01944 | 1645 | Salem | Essex (25) | Southern | |||||
| Mansfield | 6 Park Row, Mansfield 02048 | 1770 | Norton | Bristol (2) | Northern | |||||
| Marblehead | 188 Washington St., Marblehead 01945 | 1633 | Essex (29) | Southern | ||||||
| Marion | 2 Spring St., Marion 02738 | 1852 | Rochester | Plymouth (26) | ||||||
| Marlborough | City Hall, 140 Main St., Marlborough 01752 | 1660 | Middlesex (48) | Southern | ||||||
| Marshfield | 870 Moraine St., Marshfield 02050 | 1640 | (Green's Harbour) (Rexhame) | Plymouth (9) | ||||||
| Mashpee | 16 Great Neck Rd. North, Mashpee 02649 | 1763 | Barnstable (4) | |||||||
| Mattapoisett | 16 Main St., Mattapoisett 02739 | 1857 | Rochester | Plymouth (27) | ||||||
| Maynard | 195 Main St., Maynard 01754 | 1871 | Stow/Sudbury | Middlesex (41) | Southern | |||||
| Medfield | 459 Main St., Medfield 02052 | 1650 | Dedham | Norfolk (9) | ||||||
| Medford | City Hall, 85 George P. Hassett Dr., Medford 02155 | 1630 | Middlesex (33) | Southern | ||||||
| Medway | 155 Village St., Medway 02053 | 1713 | Medfield | Norfolk (7) | ||||||
| Melrose | City Hall, 562 Main St., Melrose 02176 | 1850 | Malden | Middlesex (31) | Southern | |||||
| Mendon | 20 Main St./P.O. Box 54, Mendon 01756 | 1667 | Worcester (52) | Worcester | ||||||
| Merrimac | 2 School St., Merrimac 01860 | 1876 | Amesbury | Essex (1) | Southern | |||||
| Methuen | 41 Pleasant St., Methuen 01844 | 1725 | Haverhill | Essex (11) | Northern | |||||
| Middleborough | 20 Center St., Middleborough 02346 | 1669 | (Namassackett) | Plymouth (21) | ||||||
| Middlefield | 188 Skyline Trail | 1783 | Becket/Chester/Washington/Partridgefield/Worthington/Prescott's Grant | Hampshire (4) | ||||||
| Middlefield 01243 | ||||||||||
| Middletown | 48 S. Main St., Middletown 01949 | 1728 | Andover/Boxford/Salem/Topsfield | Essex (21) | Southern | |||||
| Milford | 52 Main St., Milford 01757 | 1780 | Mendon | Worcester (53) | Worcester | |||||
| Millbury | 127 Elm St., Millbury 01527 | 1813 | Sutton | Worcester (46) | Worcester | |||||
| Millis | 900 Main St., Millis 02054 | 1885 | Medway | Norfolk (8) | ||||||
| Millville | 8 Central St., Millville 01529 | 1916 | Blackstone | Worcester (59) | Worcester | |||||
| Milton | 525 Canton St., Milton 02186 | 1662 | Dorchester | Norfolk (21) | ||||||
| Monroe | 3-C School St., Monroe 01350 | 1822 | Rowe/The Gore | Franklin (1) | Greenfield | |||||
| Monson | 110 Main St., Monson 01057 | 1760 | Brimfield | Hampden (20) | Springfield | |||||
| Montague | 1 Ave. A, Turners Falls 01376 | 1754 | Sunderland | Franklin (21) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Monterey | 435 Main St., Monterey 01245 | 1847 | Tyringham | Berkshire (26) | Southern | |||||
| Montgomery | 161 Main St., Montgomery 01085 | 1780 | Westfield/Norwich/Southampton | Hampden (4) | Springfield | |||||
| Mount Washington | 118 East Rd., Mount Washington 01258 | 1779 | (Tauconnuck Mountain plantation) | Berkshire (29) | Southern | |||||
| Nahant | 334 Nahant Rd., Nahant 01908 | 1853 | Lynn | Essex (33) | Southern | |||||
| Nantucket | 16 Broad St., Nantucket 02554 | 1687 | (Sherburn, 1713) (Tuckannock, 1795) | Nantucket | ||||||
| Natick | 13 E. Central St., Natick 01760 | 1650 | Middlesex (50) | Southern | ||||||
| Needham | 1471 Highland Ave., Needham 02192 | 1711 | Dedham | Norfolk (2) | ||||||
| New Ashford | 188 Mallery Rd., New Ashford 01237 | 1781 | Berkshire (6) | Northern | ||||||
| New Bedford | City Hall, 133 Williams St., New Bedford 02740 | 1787 | Dartmouth | Bristol (18) | Southern | |||||
| New Braintree | 20 Memorial Dr., New Braintree 01531 | 1751 | Harwick/Brookfield | Worcester (29) | Worcester | |||||
| New Marlborough | P.O. Box 99, Mill River 01259 | 1759 | Berkshire (31) | Southern | ||||||
| New Salem | 15 S. Main St., New Salem 01355 | 1753 | Franklin (26) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | ||||||
| Newbury | 25 High Rd., Newbury 01950 | 1635 | (Wessacucon) | Essex (7) | Southern | |||||
| Newburyport | City Hall, 60 Pleasant St., Newburyport 01950 | 1764 | Newbury | Essex (6) | Southern | |||||
| Newton | City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton 02159 | 1691 | (Cambridge Village/New Cambridge) | Middlesex (46) | Southern | |||||
| Norfolk | 1 Liberty Lane, Norfolk 02056 | 1870 | Franklin/Medway/Walpole/Wrentham | Norfolk (13) | ||||||
| North Adams | City Hall, 10 Main St., North Adams 01247 | 1878 | Adams | Berkshire (3) | ||||||
| North Andover | 400 Osgood St., North Andover 01845 | 1855 | Andover | Essex (12) | Northern | |||||
| North Attleborough | 43 S. Washington St., North Attleborough 02760 | 1887 | Attleborough | Bristol (1) | ||||||
| North Brookfield | 185 N. Main St., North Brookfield 01535 | 1812 | Brookfield | Worcester (31) | Worcester | |||||
| North Reading | 235 North St., North Reading 01864 | 1853 | Reading | Middlesex (15) | Southern | |||||
| Northampton | City Hall, 210 Main St., Northampton 01060 | 1656 | Hampshire (14) | |||||||
| Northborough | 63 Main St., Northborough 01532 | 1766 | Westborough | Worcester (28) | Worcester | |||||
| Northbridge | 7 Main St., Whitinsville 01588 | 1772 | Uxbridge | Worcester (49) | Worcester | |||||
| Northfield | 69 Main St., Northfield 01360 | 1714 | (Squakeag Plantation) | Franklin (7) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Norton | 70 E. Main St., Norton 02766 | 1710 | Taunton | Bristol (5) | Northern | |||||
| Norwell | 345 Main St./P.O. Box 295, Norwell 02061 | 1849 | Scituate | Plymouth (5) | ||||||
| Norwood | 566 Washington St., Norwood 02062 | 1872 | Dedham/Walpole | Norfolk (6) | ||||||
| Oak Bluffs | 56 School St./P.O. Box 2490, Oak Bluffs 02557 | 1880 | Edgartown | Dukes (5) | ||||||
| Oakham | 2 Coldbrook Rd., Oakham 01068 | 1762 | Rutland | Worcester (21) | Worcester | |||||
| Orange | 6 Prospect St., Orange 01364 | 1783 | Athol/Royalston/Warwick/Ervingshire tract | Franklin (16) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Orleans | 19 School Rd., Orleans 02653 | 1797 | Eastham | Barnstable (11) | ||||||
| Otis | 1 N. Main St., Otis 01253 | 1773 | Tyringham Equivalent (Loudon, 1810) | Berkshire (28) | Middle | |||||
| Oxford | 325 Main St., Oxford 01540 | 1693 | Worcester (44) | Worcester | ||||||
| Palmer | 4417 Main St., Palmer 01069 | 1752 | (The Elbows Plantation) | Hampden (10) | Springfield | |||||
| Paxton | 697 Pleasant St., Paxton 01612 | 1765 | Leicester/Rutland | Worcester (33) | Worcester | |||||
| Peabody | City Hall, 24 Lowell St., Peabody 01960 | 1855 | Danvers | Essex (27) | Southern | |||||
| Pelham | 351 Amherst Rd., Amherst 01002 | 1743 | (New Lisburn tract) | Hampshire (11) | Northampton | |||||
| Pembroke | 100 Center St., Pembroke 02359 | 1712 | Duxbury | Plymouth (14) | ||||||
| Pepperell | 1 Main St., Pepperell 01463 | 1753 | Groton | Middlesex (3) | Southern | |||||
| Peru | 3 W. Main Rd., Hinsdale 01235 | 1771 | (Partridgefield, 1806) | Berkshire (15) | Middle | |||||
| Petersham | 3 S. Main St., Petersham 01366 | 1754 | (Nichewoag Plantation) | Worcester (11) | Worcester | |||||
| Phillipston | 50 On the Common, Phillipston 01331 | 1786 | Athol/Templeton (Gerry, 1814) | Worcester (5) | Worcester | |||||
| Pittsfield | City Hall, 70 Allen St., Pittsfield 01201 | 1761 | (Pontoosuck Plantation) | Berkshire (12) | Middle | |||||
| Plainfield | 344 Main St., Plainfield 01070 | 1785 | Cummington | Hampshire (1) | Northampton | |||||
| Plainville | 142 South St., Plainville 02762 | 1905 | Wrentham | Norfolk (15) | ||||||
| Plymouth | 11 Lincoln St., Plymouth 02360 | 1620 | Plymouth (23) | |||||||
| Plympton | 5 Palmer Rd., Plympton 02367 | 1707 | Plymouth | Plymouth (18) | ||||||
| Prescott | (became part of Pelham and New Salem, 1938) | 1822 | Pelham/New Salem | Worcester | ||||||
| Princeton | 6 Town Hall Dr., Princeton 01541 | 1759 | Rutland | Worcester (13) | Worcester | |||||
| Provincetown | 260 Commercial St., Provincetown 02657 | 1727 | Barnstable (15) | |||||||
| Quincy | City Hall, 1305 Hancock, Quincy 02169 | 1792 | Braintree/Dorchester | Norfolk (23) | ||||||
| Randolph | 41 S. Main St., Randolph 02368 | 1793 | Braintree | Norfolk (22) | ||||||
| Raynham | 53 Orchard St., Raynham 02767 | 1731 | Taunton | Bristol (7) | Northern | |||||
| Reading | 16 Lowell St., Reading 01867 | 1644 | Lynn | Middlesex (16) | Southern | |||||
| Rehoboth | 148 R Peck St., Rehoboth 02769 | 1645 | (as Seacunk) | Bristol (9) | Northern | |||||
| Revere | City Hall, 281 Broadway, Revere 02151 | 1846 | Chelsea | Suffolk (1) | ||||||
| Richmond | 1529 State Rd., Richmond 01254 | 1765 | (Richmont) | Berkshire (16) | Middle | |||||
| Rochester | 1 Constitution Way, Rochester 02770 | 1686 | (Scippicam) | Plymouth (24) | ||||||
| Rockland | 242 Union St., Rockland 02370 | 1874 | Abington | Plymouth (3) | ||||||
| Rockport | 34 Broadway, Rockport 01969 | 1840 | Gloucester | Essex (19) | Southern | |||||
| Rowe | 321 Zoar Rd., Rowe 01367 | 1785 | (Myrefield) | Franklin (2) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Rowley | 139 Main St., Rowley 01969 | 1639 | Essex (10) | Southern | ||||||
| Roxbury | (annexed to Boston, 1868) | 1630 | Suffolk | |||||||
| Royalston | 13 The Common, Royalston 01368 | 1765 | (Royalshire tract) | Worcester (1) | Worcester | |||||
| Russell | 65 Main St., Russell 01071 | 1792 | Westfield/Montgomery | Hampden (3) | ||||||
| Rutland | 250 Main St., Rutland 01543 | 1714 | (Naquag tract) | Worcester (22) | Worcester | |||||
| Salem | City Hall, 93 Washington St., Salem 01970 | 1630 | Essex (28) | Southern | ||||||
| Salisbury | 5 Beach Rd., Salisbury 01950 | 1639 | (Colchester) | Essex (3) | Southern | |||||
| Sandisfield | 66 Sandisfield Rd., Sandisfield 01255 | 1762 | (No. 3 Plantation) | Berkshire (32) | Southern | |||||
| Sandwich | 145 Main St., Sandwich 02563 | 1638 | Barnstable (2) | |||||||
| Saugus | 298 Central St., Saugus 01906 | 1815 | Essex (30) | Southern | ||||||
| Savoy | 720 Main Rd., Savoy 01256 | 1797 | Berkshire (8) | Northern | ||||||
| Scituate | 600 Chief Justice Cushing Way, Scituate 02066 | 1633 | Plymouth (8) | |||||||
| Seekonk | 100 Peck St., Seekonk 02771 | 1812 | Rehoboth | Bristol (8) | Northern | |||||
| Sharon | 90 S. Main St., Sharon 02067 | 1765 | Stoughton (Stoughtonham) | Norfolk (17) | ||||||
| Sheffield | 21 Depot Sq., Sheffield 01257 | 1733 | Berkshire (30) | Southern | ||||||
| Shelburne | 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls 01370 | 1768 | Deerfield | Franklin (12) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Sherborn | 19 Washington St., Sherborn 01770 | 1674 | Middlesex (52) | Southern | ||||||
| Shirley | 7 Keady Way, Shirley 01464 | 1753 | Groton | Middlesex (9) | Southern | |||||
| Shrewsbury | 100 Maple Ave., Shrewsbury 01545 | 1720 | Worcester (36) | Worcester | ||||||
| Shutesbury | 1 Cooleyville Rd., Shutesbury 01072 | 1761 | (Roadtown Plantation) | Franklin (25) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Somerset | 140 Wood St., Somerset 02726 | 1790 | Swansea | Bristol (13) | Northern | |||||
| Somerville | City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Somerville 02143 | 1842 | Charlestown | Middlesex (38) | Southern | |||||
| South Hadley | 116 Main St., South Hadley 01075 | 1753 | Hadley | Hampshire (17) | Northampton | |||||
| Southampton | 8 East St., Southampton 01073 | 1753 | Northampton | Hampshire (15) | Northampton | |||||
| Southborough | 17 Common St., Southborough 01772 | 1727 | Marlborough | Worcester (38) | Worcester | |||||
| Southbridge | 41 Elm St., Southbridge 01550 | 1816 | Charlton/Dudley/Sturbridge | Worcester (54) | Worcester454 | |||||
| Southwick | 454 College Hwy., Southwick 01077 | 1770 | Westfield | Hampden (13) | Springfield | |||||
| Spencer | 157 Main St., Spencer 01562 | 1753 | Leicester | Worcester (32) | Worcester | |||||
| Springfield | City Hall, 36 Court St., Springfield 01103 | 1641 | Hampden (16) | Springfield | ||||||
| Sterling | 1 Park St., Sterling 01564 | 1781 | Lancaster | Worcester (15) | Worcester | |||||
| Stockbridge | 6 Main St., Stockbridge 01262 | 1739 | (Indian Town Plantation) | Berkshire (20) | Middle | |||||
| Stoneham | 35 Central St., Stoneham 02180 | 1725 | Charlestown | Middlesex (29) | Southern | |||||
| Stoughton | 10 Pearl St., Stoughton 02072 | 1726 | Dorchester | Norfolk (19) | ||||||
| Stow | 380 Great St., Stow 01775 | 1683 | (Pompositticut Plantation) | Middlesex (40) | Southern | |||||
| Sturbridge | 308 Main St., Sturbridge 01566 | 1738 | (New Medfield tract) | Worcester (42) | Worcester | |||||
| Sudbury | 322 Concord Rd., Sudbury 01776 | 1639 | Middlesex (42) | Southern | ||||||
| Sunderland | 12 School St., Sunderland 01375 | 1714 | (Swampfield) | Franklin (23) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Sutton | 4 Uxbridge Rd., Sutton 01527 | 1714 | Worcester (47) | Worcester | ||||||
| Swampscott | 22 Monument Ave., Swampscott 01907 | 1852 | Lynn | Essex (32) | Southern | |||||
| Swansea | 81 Main St., Swansea 02777 | 1667 | Rehoboth | Bristol (12) | Northern | |||||
| Taunton | City Hall, 15 Summer St., Taunton 02780 | 1639 | (Cohannett) | Bristol (6) | Northern | |||||
| Templeton | 9 Main St., Baldwinville 01436 | 1762 | (Narragansett No. 6 Plantation) | Worcester (6) | Worcester | |||||
| Tewksbury | 1009 Main St., Tewksbury 01876 | 1734 | Billerica | Middlesex (8) | Northern | |||||
| Tisbury | 51 Spring St., Vineyard Haven 02568 | 1671 | (Middletowne) | Dukes (4) | ||||||
| Tolland | 241 W. Granville Rd., Tolland 01034 | 1810 | Granville | Hampden (11) | Springfield | |||||
| Topsfield | 8 W. Common St., Topsfield 01983 | 1648 | Ipswich | Essex (14) | Southern | |||||
| Townsend | 272 Main St., Townsend 01469 | 1732 | Southern | Middlesex (2) | ||||||
| Truro | 24 Town Hall Rd., Truro 02666 | 1709 | (Pawmett tract) | Barnstable (14) | ||||||
| Tyngsborough | 25 Bryants Lane, Tyngsborough 01879 | 1789 | Dunstable | Middlesex (5) | Northern | |||||
| Tyringham | 16 Main Rd., Tyringham 01264 | 1762 | (No. 1 Plantation) | Berkshire (27) | Middle | |||||
| Upton | 1 Main St., Upton 01568 | 1735 | Hopkinton/Mendon/Sutton/Uxbridge | Worcester (50) | Worcester | |||||
| Uxbridge | 21 S. Main St., Uxbridge 01569 | 1727 | Mendon | Worcester (58) | Worcester | |||||
| Wakefield | 1 Lafayette St., Wakefield 01880 | 1812 | Reading (South Reading) | Middlesex (45) | Southern | |||||
| Wales | 3 Hollow Rd., Wales 01081 | 1762 | Brimfield | Hampden (22) | Springfield | |||||
| Walpole | 135 School Rd., Walpole 02081 | 1724 | Dedham | Norfolk (10) | ||||||
| Waltham | City Hall, 610 Main St., Waltham 02154 | 1738 | Watertown | Middlesex (45) | Southern | |||||
| Ware | 126 Main St., Ware 01082 | 1761 | (Ware River Parish) | Hampshire (20) | Northampton | |||||
| Wareham | 54 Marion Rd., Wareham 02571 | 1739 | Rochester/Agawam Plantation | Plymouth (25) | ||||||
| Warren | 48 High St., Warren 01083 | 1742 | Brimfield/Brookfield/Kingsfield (Western-1834) | Worcester (39) | Worcester | |||||
| Warwick | 12 Athol Rd., Warwick 01364 | 1763 | (Roxbury Canada Plantation) | Franklin (8) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Washington | 8 Summit Hill Rd., Washington 01223 | 1777 | (Hartwood Plantation) | Berkshire (18) | Middle | |||||
| Watertown | 149 Main St., Watertown 02472 | 1630 | Middlesex (35) | Southern | ||||||
| Wayland | 41 Cochituate Rd., Wayland 01778 | 1780 | Sudbury (East Sudbury, 1835) | Middlesex (43) | Southern | |||||
| Webster | 350 Main St., Webster 01570 | 1832 | Dudley/Oxford | Worcester (56) | Worcester | |||||
| Wellesley | 525 Washington St., Wellesley 02181 | 1881 | Needham | Norfolk (1) | ||||||
| Wellfleet | 300 Main St., Wellfleet 02667 | 1763 | Eastham | Barnstable (13) | ||||||
| Wendell | 270 Wendell Depot Rd., Wendell Depot 01380 | 1781 | Shutesbury/Ervingshire | Franklin (22) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Wenham | 138 Main St., Wenham 01984 | 1643 | Essex (23) | Southern | ||||||
| West Boylston | 120 Prescott St., West Boylston 01583 | 1808 | Boylston/Holden/Sterling | Worcester (24) | Worcester | |||||
| West Bridgewater | 65 N. Main St., West Bridgewater 02379 | 1822 | Bridgewater | Plymouth (10) | ||||||
| West Brookfield | 2 E. Main St., West Brookfield 01585 | 1848 | Brookfield | Worcester (30) | Worcester | |||||
| West Newbury | 381 Main St., West Newbury 01985 | 1819 | Newbury (Parsons) | Essex (5) | Southern | |||||
| West Springfield | 26 Central St., West Springfield 01089 | 1774 | Springfield | Hampden (7) | Springfield | |||||
| West Stockbridge | 9 Main St., West Stockbridge 01266 | 1774 | Stockbridge | Berkshire (19) | Southern | |||||
| West Tisbury | 1059 State Rd., West Tisbury 02575 | 1892 | Tisbury | Dukes (3) | ||||||
| Westborough | 34 W. Main St., Westborough 01581 | 1717 | Marlborough | Worcester (37) | Worcester | |||||
| Westfield | City Hall, 59 Court St., Westfield 01085 | 1669 | Springfield | Hampden (5) | Springfield | |||||
| Westford | 55 Main St., Westford 01886 | 1729 | Chelmsford | Middlesex (11) | Northern | |||||
| Westhampton | 1 South Rd., Westhampton 01027 | 1778 | Northampton | Hampshire (13) | Northampton | |||||
| Westminster | 3 Bacon St., Westminster 01473 | 1759 | (Narragansett No. 2) | Worcester (8) | Northern | |||||
| Weston | Town House Rd., Weston 02193 | 1713 | Watertown | Middlesex (44) | Southern | |||||
| Westport | 816 Main St., Westport 02790 | 1787 | Dartmouth | Bristol (16) | Southern | |||||
| Westwood | 580 High St., Westwood 02090 | 1897 | Dedham | Norfolk (4) | ||||||
| Weymouth | 75 Middle St., Weymouth 02189 | 1635 | (Wessaguscus) | Norfolk (26) | ||||||
| Whately | 218 Chestnut Plain Rd., Whately 01093 | 1771 | Hatfield | Franklin (20) | Greenfield (Deerfield) | |||||
| Whitman | 54 South Ave., Whitman 02188 | 1875 | Abington/E. Bridgewater (South Abington) | Plymouth (11) | ||||||
| Wilbraham | 240 Springfield St., Wilbraham 01095 | 1763 | Springfield | Hampden (18) | Springfield | |||||
| Williamsburg | 141 Main St., Haydenville 01039 | 1771 | Hatfield | Hampshire (7) | Northampton | |||||
| Williamstown | 31 North St., Williamstown 01267 | 1765 | (as West Hoosuck Plantation) | Berkshire (1) | Northern | |||||
| Wilmington | 121 Glen Rd., Wilmington 01887 | 1730 | Reading/Woburn | Middlesex (14) | Northern | |||||
| Winchendon | 109 Front St., Winchendon 01475 | 1764 | (Ipswich Canada Plantation) | Worcester (2) | Worcester | |||||
| Winchester | 71 Mount Vernon St., Winchester 01890 | 1850 | Medford/Woburn/W. Cambridge | Middlesex (30) | Southern | |||||
| Windsor | 3 Hinsdale Rd., Windsor 01270 | 1771 | (Gageborough) | Berkshire (11) | Northern | |||||
| Winthrop | 1 Metcalf Sq., Winthrop 02152 | 1846 | Chelsea (N. Chelsea) | Suffolk (2) | ||||||
| Woburn | City Hall, 10 Common St., Woburn 01801 | 1642 | (Charlestowne Village) | Middlesex (28) | Southern | |||||
| Worcester | City Hall, 455 Main St., Worcester 01608 | 1684 | (Quansigamond Plantation) | Worcester (35) | Worcester | |||||
| Worthington | 160 Huntington Rd., Worthington 01098 | 1768 | (No. 3 Plantation) | Hampshire (5) | ||||||
| Wrentham | 100 Stonewall Blvd., Wrentham 02093 | 1673 | (Wollonopaug) | Norfolk (14) | ||||||
| Yarmouth | 1146 Route 28, S. Yarmouth 02664 | 1639 | (Mattacheeset) | Barnstable (6) | ||||||
