A visit to the Blood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blood Cemetery (FG ID #90795)
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Blood Cemetery (MACRIS ID: DUN.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: DUN.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. 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 Blood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blood Cemetery
Lat: 42.6970° (42° 41' 49")
Lon: -71.5401° (-71° 32' 24")
The Blood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the southeast of the Blood 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 Blood Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pepperell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dunstable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dunstable Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dunstable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Dunstable Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Groton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francois Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francois Xavier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francois Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Francois Xavier Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithuanian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lithuanian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TYN.805 <2>
- Old Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burial Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Burial Ground is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Edgewood 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Blood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollis Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Babbatasset Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbatasset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County
- East Pepperell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pepperell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Pepperell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunstable
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <8>
- Paper Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Nashua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tyngsbororough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Townsend Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- South Merrimack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Chelmsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Littleton Common
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chelmsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
- Middlesex Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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 Blood 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 Blood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ayer
- Ayer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ayer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Brookline
- Chelmsford
- Groton
- Hollis
- Hudson
- Nashua
- Pepperell
- Westford
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 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 Blood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Blood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #606558 (Blood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #606558 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: Pepperell
- County: Middlesex Elev: 60
- Location given for GNIS #606558 (Blood Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90795
- Referenced MACRIS Record: DUN.800
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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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<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 Blood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6970, Longitude: -71.5401 |
<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 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. |
<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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |