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Plainfield, Massachusetts
Year Incorporated
1807

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Town Clerk
Town Offices, 304 Main Street
Plainfield, MA 01070
Town Offices: 413-634-5420
Fax: 413-634-5683




On-Site Resources


Profile of the Town of Plainfield
A brief introduction to early Plainfield, 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 Plainfield
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, Plainfield's military record in the Rebellion.



Off-Site Links

Plainfield 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 29 Apr 2006