A visit to the Brigham 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 Brigham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brigham Cemetery (FG ID #2211881).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Brigham Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MRB.806). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MRB.806'. 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 Brigham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brigham Cemetery:
42.3390, -71.5592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brigham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<3>
The Brigham Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<4>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> to the east of the Brigham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brigham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brigham Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brigham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rocklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rocklawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklawn Cemetery
- Forestuale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Forestuale Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestuale Cemetery
- Forestvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Goodnow Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Goodnow Gravesite
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northeast of Northborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374697 <1>
- Wilson Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Street Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Berlin Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Berlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Berlin.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRL.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91470 <1>
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Southborough Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MRB.802 <2>
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Old Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Burial Ground is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burial Ground
- Howard Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Howard Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Street Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> of the Brigham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brigham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marlborough Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Southborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- South Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Chapinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Northborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Fayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Southville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Cordaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Musketamquid Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musketamquid Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musketamquid Village
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Framingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Saxonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Sudbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
- Maynard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Boylston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 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 Brigham 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 Brigham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Clinton
- Framingham
- Hopkinton
- Hudson
- Marlborough
- Northborough
- Shrewsbury
- Sudbury
- Westborough
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 Brigham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Brigham Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2211881
Referenced MACRIS Record: MRB.806
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1940821 (Brigham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1940821 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marlborough
- Location given for Brigham Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3389828 Lon: -71.559232
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brigham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | 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. |