Massachusetts Gazetteer
Town of Shutesbury is a cultural feature (civil) in Franklin County. The primary coordinates for Town of Shutesbury places it within the MA 01072 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Town of Shutesbury |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Civil |
| Description: | Located 14 mi SE of Greenfield (US-T121). |
| History: | Settled 1735, incorporated as a town in 1761. Named for Samuel Shute, Governor of MA, 1716-1723, and uncle of the wife of Governor Bernard who was in office at the time of incorporation. Before 1761, it was in the plantation called Roadtown (MA-T1/p43). |
| County: | Franklin County |
| Latitude: | 42.4566191 |
| Longitude: | -72.4193076 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Town of Shutesbury: Town of Shutesbury.
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