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A visit to the Beth Israel Cemetery ...


The location of the Beth Israel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Beth Israel Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beth Israel Cemetery

Lat:   42.1098°   (42° 6' 35")

Lon:   -72.6370°   (-72° 38' 13")

The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east of the Beth Israel Cemetery .

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 Beth Israel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Hampden County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Beth Israel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beth Israel Cemetery.

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

    • West Springfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
      • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
    • Agawam
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
    • Springfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
    • Feeding Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
    • Chicopee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
    • Aldenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
      • Aldenville is located in Hampden County
    • Hosmer Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
      • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
    • Longmeadow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
    • Westfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
    • Rising Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
      • Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Holyoke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
    • Southwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Sherwood Manor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • East Longmeadow
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
        • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
      • Indian Orchard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
        • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
      • Hampton Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
        • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
      • West Suffield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
        • West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <4>
      • Suffield Depot
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
        • Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Suffield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Thompsonville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
        • Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Enfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Ludlow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
        • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
      • Suffield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
        • Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
      • Hazardville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
        • Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Baptist Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
        • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
      • Southampton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
        • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 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 Beth Israel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Beth Israel Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Paucatuck Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • St. Benedicts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Cherry Lane Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherry Lane Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Lane Cemetery
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery
        • Massachusetts Veterans Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965687 <7>
      • Bay Path Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Path Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bay Path Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Path Cemetery
      • East Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Street Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHI.803 <6>
      • Ste. Rose Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ste. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ste. Rose Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ste. Rose Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Smith Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Longmeadow Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kesser Israel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91644 <7>
      • Sinai Memorial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Polish National Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Polish National Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish National Cemetery
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery

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

    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 Beth Israel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #606810  (Beth Israel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #606810 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: West Springfield
      • County: Hampden         Elev: 64
      • Location given for GNIS #606810 (Beth Israel Cemetery)

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

    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 Hampden, 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 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 Beth Israel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1098, Longitude: -72.6370       In this case, the coordinates for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.

    <7>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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