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Massachusetts County Seat Map

Most of the counties in Massachusetts were named in tribute of names of areas in England, showing the colonial legacy of Massachusetts. The state is made up of 14 counties. Middlesex County, Essex County, and Suffolk County are the oldest counties in the state.

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts houses 301 towns and 50 cities, categorized into 14 counties.

The 14 counties, progressing from east to west are Nantucket, Dukes, Barnstable, Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Eleven neighborhoods which are known as "towns" are, by statute, cities because they have switched the local government type of administration with a manager-council or mayor-council arrangement.

About Massachusetts County Seat Map

A Massachusetts County Seat Map clearly shows the following 14 counties with the respective county seats:

Counties	Established	County Seat
Barnstable County	1685	Barnstable
Berkshire County	1761	Pittsfield
Bristol County	1685	Taunton
Dukes County	1695	Edgartown
Essex County	1643	Salem and Lawrence
Franklin County	1811	Greenfield
Hampden County	1812	Springfield
Hampshire County	1662	Northampton
Middlesex County	1643	Cambridge and Lowell
Nantucket County	1695	Nantucket
Norfolk County	1793	Dedham
Plymouth County	1685	Plymouth and Brockton
Suffolk County	1643	Boston
Worcester County	1731	Worcester

The state has done away with eight of its 14 county administrations. As a result, five counties are left with county-level local authority and they are Bristol, Barnstable, Norfolk, Dukes, and Plymouth. The Nantucket County is the only county with joint county/city administration.

The oldest counties in the state are Middlesex County, Essex County, and Suffolk County. Hampden County, founded in 1812, is the most recently formed county in the state.

The state has done away with eight of its 14 county administrations. As a result, five counties are left with county-level local authority and they are Bristol, Barnstable, Norfolk, Dukes, and Plymouth. The Nantucket County is the only county with joint county/city administration.

The oldest counties in the state are Middlesex County, Essex County, and Suffolk County. Hampden County, founded in 1812, is the most recently formed county in the state.

Massachusetts Map