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A visit to the Blood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Blood Cemetery ...

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

42.6968, -71.5403

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Blood Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on 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.<4>

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)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • Pepperell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pepperell Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pepperell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pepperell.
    • The Pepperell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Park Street Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEP.801 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980734 <6>
  • Walton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pepperell.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEP.800 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141120 <6>
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunstable Central Burial Ground
    • Dunstable Central Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAR.800 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90856 <6>
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
  • St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Dunstable Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Dunstable Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunstable Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Groton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Polish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashua (NH).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103185 <6>
    • St. Francois Xavier Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Lithuanian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Burial Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Burial Ground is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burial Ground
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery

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]<3> 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)
    • Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
  • Babbatasset Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
  • East Pepperell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
  • Pepperell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
  • Dunstable
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
  • Hollis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <7>
  • Paper Mill Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
  • Groton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Groton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
  • Tyngsbororough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <7>
  • Nashua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <7>
  • Brookline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <7>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Townsend Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
    • West Groton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
    • South Merrimack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
    • Townsend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Forge Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
    • North Chelmsford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
    • Ayer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
    • Westford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westford is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
    • Collinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • East Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
    • Old City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Littleton Common
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
    • East Littleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
    • Princeton Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
    • Middlesex Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
    • Litchfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,658 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <7>
    • West Townsend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend

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 Worcester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Blood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 Blood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601762  (Blood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601762 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pepperell
      • Location given for Blood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6967559     Lon: -71.5403451
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.

    <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.