A visit to the Ashfield Plain Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ashfield Plain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery:
42.5293, -72.7884
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ashfield Plain Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ashfield Plain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashfield Plain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ashfield Plain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashfield Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- North Shirkshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Doane Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HAW.806 <5>
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Cricket Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cricket Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Shelburne Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt Cemetery
- Boyden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHL.800 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Arms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arms Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHL.801 <5>
- Dawes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawes Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Cummington.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.804 <5>
- Southpart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Southpart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpart Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Allis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Allis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- West Deerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashfield Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashfield Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- South Ashfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Buckland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Shelburne Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Swift River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Cummington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Charlemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Shattuckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- West Hawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Whately
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- South Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Griswoldville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- East Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Colrain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Foundry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ashfield Plain Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashfield Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashfield
- Conway
- Greenfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ashfield Plain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601429 (Ashfield Plain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601429 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashfield
- Location given for Ashfield Plain Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5292523 Lon: -72.788426
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashfield Plain Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |