Amherst Genealogy (in Hampshire County)

Cemetery Records

Inscriptions from various cemeteries in Northampton, Springfield, West Springfield, Hadley, South Hadley, Longmeadow, Agawam, Westfield, Williamsburg, Westhampton, Easthampton, Southampton, Amherst, Hatfield, Chesterfield, Deerfield, and Greenfield) Jane Devlin
Inscriptions on the grave stones in the grave yards of Northampton and of other towns(includes Springfield, Amherst, Hadley, Hatfield, and Deerfield) Ancestry

Census Records

1790 Census Ray's Place

Church Records

A record of the observance of its two hundredth anniversary by the First Congregational Church in Amherst, Massachusetts Ancestry

City Directories

Amherst, Massachusetts Directories, 1886-87, 1895 Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Amherst 1903-1960 selected years) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Amherst, Hadley, and Hatfield 1960) Ancestry

Historical Records

A History of Amherst College (published 1894)
Around a village green : sketches of life in Amherst Ancestry
Biographical Record of Amherst College Grads and Non-Grads 1871 - 1896 Distant Cousin
History of Hadley : including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts Ancestry
List of Residents Assessed for Poll Taxes in 1918 Distant Cousin
The handbook of Amherst, Massachusetts(printed 1894) Ancestry
The history of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts : published in two parts : part I, general history of the town Ancestry
Two Hundred Years in View and Review, 1739 - 1839, Amherst, Massachusetts World Vital Records

Military Records

Military Service of the towns of Amherst, Belchertown and Granby in the Revolutionary War World Vital Records

More records for Amherst are available on the statewide page