Greenfield, Massachusetts, which included Gill, was set off from Deerfield in 1753. Gill then split off from Greenfield in the 19th century. When Franklin County was created from Hampshire County in 1811, Greenfield, with its location on three rivers (Deerfield, Connecticut, and Green), had become the county seat. This map includes physical features and names retail and manufacturing establishments present in the second half of the 19th century.