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A visit to the Barnard Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Barnard Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SHE.807). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SHE.807'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 Barnard Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barnard Cemetery:

42.0848, -73.3548

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Barnard Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<3>.

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> to the north of the Barnard Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Barnard Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Barnard Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barnard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Our Lady Of The Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hewins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Hewins Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins Cemetery
    • The Hewins Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hewins Street Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.808 <1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91068 <6>
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chapinville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Dutcher Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • New Marlborough Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huxley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hartsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Hunt Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Memorial Cemetery
    • Under Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Under Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Under Mtn. Cemetery
    • Root Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Root Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
    • Corashire Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Corashire Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corashire Cemetery
    • Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <6>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <6>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Barnard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barnard Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sheffield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Ashley Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
  • Wangum Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
  • Taconic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Clayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Gomorrah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
  • Mill River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill River is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
  • East Canaan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Southfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
    • New Marlborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
    • South Egremont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
    • Egremont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Salisbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Egremont Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Great Barrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
    • Hartsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Amesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
    • Falls Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Canaan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Canaan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
    • North Egremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont

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 Barnard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barnard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Barnard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Berkshire 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 Barnard Cemetery:

    Referenced MACRIS Record:  SHE.807

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1978619  (Barnard Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1978619 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: Berkshire
      • Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashley Falls
      • Location given for Barnard Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0848135     Lon: -73.3548378
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.

    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnard Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.