Long River Winding




Shay's Rebellion
Belchertown, Massachusetts

Year Incorporated
1761

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Town Clerk
2 Jabish Street,
P.O. Box 629
Belchertown, MA 01007
Telephone: (413) 323-0281



On-Site Resources


Profile of the Town of Belchertown
A brief introduction to early Belchertown, extracted and edited from “History And Antiquities of Every Town In Massachusetts” by John Warner Barber, 1848. Includes some early town history and names of many early settlers.

Coming soon! — A brief historic profile of Belchertown
Extracted from Volume II of History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, by Louis H. Everts, 1879. Topics include geographical, natural features, early settlement, military, list of selectmen and town clerks, churches, schools, burial-places, industries, Belchertown's military record in the Rebellion.



Off-Site Links



Official Belchertown Home Page

Belchertown Census, 1790

Belchertown Profile (PDF Format). Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development.

Commonwealth Community Profile & Links related to the town including addresses of libraries.




Hampshire County
Western Mass History & Genealogy

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Last Update 30 Apr 2006