A visit to the Beech Plain Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Beech Plain Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SAN.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SAN.800'. 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 Beech Plain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Plain Cemetery:
42.1709, -73.0954
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beech Plain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Beech Plain Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<3>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Beech Plain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Plain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Beech Plain Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otis Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Otis Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Center Cemetery
- West Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Montville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MTR.802 <1>
- North Blandford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Blanford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tolland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolland Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Cemetery
- Corashire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Corashire Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corashire Cemetery
- Hartsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
- New Marlborough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- Warfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLA.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280914 <6>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- South Quarter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Beech Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Otis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- East Otis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Sandisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- North Otis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- West Becket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- North Blandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- New Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- South Sandisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Tyringham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Southfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Blandford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Mill River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- North Colebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- West Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- East Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- Colebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Becket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- South Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Gomorrah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Colebrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Chester Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Middlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 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 Beech Plain 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 Beech Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntington
- Lee
- Lee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the Northwest (NW) of the Beech Plain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
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 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 Beech Plain 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 Beech Plain Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: SAN.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598728 (Beech Plain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598728 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: 456 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otis
- Location given for Beech Plain Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1709236 Lon: -73.0953832
- 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.
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| <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 '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- Beech Plain 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. |
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