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Plainfield was first settled in 1770, primarily by settlers from the town of Bridgewater, and was officially incorporated as a district within the Town of Cummington in 1785, and as a town on June 15, 1807. wikipedia
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- 1770 - Plainfield is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1807 - Plainfield is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1845 - PLAINFIELD. [Pop. 910. Inc. 1807.]
Plainfield was originally the north part of Cummington.
The land is elevated, but the soil is good, especially for grass.
Several...Read MORE... - 1854 - Plainfield
Plainfield, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 110 miles W. by N. from Boston. Population, 814.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - Plainfield Massachusetts, 1890
Plainfield occupies the northwest extremity of Hampshire County, having for its bounds, Hawley on the north, Ashfield on the east, Cummington on the...Read MORE... - 1895 - Plainfield
Plainfield, a post-hamlet in Plainfield township, Hampshire co, Mass., about 22 miles N.W. of Northampton. It has a church and a woollen-mill. The...Read MORE... 
Looking East from Post Office Square, Plainfield, Mass.
Church, Town Hall, and Post Office, Plainfield, Mass.
Lower Main Street, Plainfield, Mass.- 1906
Plainfield, a post-village in Plainfield township (Town), Hampshire co., Mass., about 22 miles NW. of Northampton. The town presents beautiful...Read MORE...
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Looking East from Post Office Square, Plainfield, Mass.
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Church, Town Hall, and Post Office, Plainfield, Mass.
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Lower Main Street, Plainfield, Mass.
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1770 - Plainfield is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1807 - Plainfield is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - PLAINFIELD. [Pop. 910. Inc. 1807.]
Plainfield was originally the north part of Cummington.
The land is elevated, but the soil is good, especially for grass.
Several... Read MORE...
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1854 - Plainfield
Plainfield, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 110 miles W. by N. from Boston. Population, 814.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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Plainfield Massachusetts, 1890
Plainfield occupies the northwest extremity of Hampshire County, having for its bounds, Hawley on the north, Ashfield on the east, Cummington on the... Read MORE...
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1895 - Plainfield
Plainfield, a post-hamlet in Plainfield township, Hampshire co, Mass., about 22 miles N.W. of Northampton. It has a church and a woollen-mill. The... Read MORE...
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1906
Plainfield, a post-village in Plainfield township (Town), Hampshire co., Mass., about 22 miles NW. of Northampton. The town presents beautiful... Read MORE...
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