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A visit to the Boyden 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 Boyden Cemetery ...

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

42.4834, -72.6662

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

The Boyden Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the north northeast of the Boyden Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Boyden Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Boyden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cricket Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Cricket Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill Cemetery
  • Southpart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Southpart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpart Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Howland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Howland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Whately Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Whately Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pine Nook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Old Albany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Albany Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albany Cemetery
    • West Deerfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Hawks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hawks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Shirkshire Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashfield Plain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Village Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Village Hill Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976977 <6>
    • Old Village Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Village Hill Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Village Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
      • The Old Village Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williamsburg Center Cemetery
      • Williamsburg Center Old Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLM.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963904 <6>
    • Russellville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Sunderland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyden Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyden Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Conway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Whately
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whately is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
  • South Deerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
  • Sunderland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • North Hatfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • South Ashfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
  • Ashfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Goshen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
  • Haydenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
  • West Hatfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • North Hadley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
    • Montague
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Montague is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
    • East Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
    • Hatfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • North Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
    • Leverett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Leverett is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
    • Montague City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Montague City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
    • Greenfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
    • Leeds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Shelburne Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
    • Lake Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
    • Buckland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckland is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Swift River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Swift River is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
    • Chesterfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Hadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Amherst Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
    • Moores Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
    • Millers Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
    • Turners Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village

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 Boyden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Boyden Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Boyden Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601319  (Boyden Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601319 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
      • Location given for Boyden Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4834202     Lon: -72.6662011
      • 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Boyden 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.