Origin of the town of Greenfield, Massachusetts
The town of Greenfield, Franklin County, was established as a district June 9, 1753, from a part of Deerfield.
- August 23, 1775, the district was made a town by general act.
- September 28, 1793, part was established as Gill.
- April 14, 1838, part was annexed to Bernardston.
- May 2, 1896, part of Deerfield was annexed to Greenfield.
Population by Census
1765 – 368
1776 – 735
1790 – 1498
1800 – 1254
1810 – 1165
1820 – 1361
1830 – 1540
1840 – 1756
1850 – 2580
1855 – 2945
1860 – 3198
1865 – 3211
1870 – 3598
1875 – 3540
1880 – 3903
1885 – 4869
1890 – 5252
1895 – 6229
1900 – 7927
1905 – 9156
1910 – 10427
Other Greenfield, Massachusetts Resources
- Address delivered at the opening of court in the new court house in Greenfield, Mass., March 18, 1873
- Ancestry and descendants of Colonel Daniel Wells (1760-1815) of Greenfield, Massachusetts
- Greenfield, one hundred and fifty years old
- History of Greenfield : shire town of Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Records of proceedings, etc., in the parish of St. James’ Church, Greenfield, from the first formation of the society, September 24th, A. D. 1812
- The Third Congregational (Unitarian) Society of Greenfield, Mass.
- Vital records of Greenfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850