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A visit to the Bear Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Bear Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HPK.808). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HPK.808'. 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bear Hill Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Hill Cemetery

Lat:   42.2245°   (42° 13' 28")

Lon:   -71.5870°   (-71° 35' 13")

The Bear Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Bear Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bear Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bradish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradish Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Midland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old First Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old First Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old First Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old First Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Grafton.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverside - Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.804 <1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <6>
  • St. Philips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.806 <1>
    • North Purchase Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Purchase Cemetery
      • The North Purchase Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • The North Purchase Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Purchase Street Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.800 <1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91324 <6>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Hopkinton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cooper Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Road Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Benson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
      • The Benson Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425354 <6>
    • Riverdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverdale Cemetery
      • The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91501 <6>
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.802 <1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91636 <6>
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Southborough Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Bear Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woodville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Middlesex County
  • Upton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
  • Westborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
    • Westborough is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
  • Hopkinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
  • Southville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
    • Southville is located in Worcester County
  • West Upton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
    • West Upton is located in Worcester County
  • Hayden Row
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
    • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
  • Cordaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
    • Cordaville is located in Worcester County
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
  • Northbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
    • Northbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
  • Saundersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saundersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
    • Saundersville is located in Worcester County
  • Hopedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
    • Fayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
      • Fayville is located in Worcester County
    • Southborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
      • Southborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
    • North Grafton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
      • North Grafton is located in Worcester County
    • White City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Worcester County
    • Northborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
      • Northborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
    • Metcalf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
    • Marlborough Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlborough Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
      • Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
    • Whitinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
      • Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
    • Mendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Mendon is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
    • Holliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
      • Holliston is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
    • East Holliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
      • East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
    • Marlborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
    • Shrewsbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 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 Bear Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bear Hill Cemetery:

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 Bear Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601639  (Bear Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601639 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Milford
    • County: Middlesex         Elev: 117
    • Location given for GNIS #601639 (Bear Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  HPK.808

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2245, Longitude: -71.5870       In this case, the coordinates for the Bear Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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