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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 Center Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6818°   (42° 40' 54")

Lon:   -72.8156°   (-72° 48' 56")

The cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

As an estimate, the Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of Heath.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east southeast of the Center Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Center Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Cristian Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cristian Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cristian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cristian Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Cutting Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutting Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cutting Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Panel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Panel Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • West Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Niles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Niles Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Carley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carley Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
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    • Arms Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arms Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHL.801 <5>
    • Chandler Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • North River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Henry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Webster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Sadawga Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sadawga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sadawga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sadawga Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Gillett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Doane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brick School Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick School Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick School Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Halifax Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halifax Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halifax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halifax Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • West Halifax Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Halifax Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Halifax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Halifax Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Center Cemetery.

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

  • Heath
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Heath
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Charlemont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foundry Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
    • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
  • Rowe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shattuckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griswoldville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buckland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
    • Buckland is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Shelburne Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colrain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
    • Colrain is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Elm Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Monroe Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County
    • Whitingham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
      • Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
    • Jacksonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitingham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Halifax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Drury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Leyden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Readsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Florida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ashfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Readsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 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 Center Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center 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 Center Cemetery:

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 Center Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #606658  (Center Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #606658 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: Heath
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 565
    • Location given for GNIS #606658 (Center Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6818, Longitude: -72.8156    
<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>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
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