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A visit to the Center Cemetery ...

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:   42.0698°   (42° 4' 11")

Lon:   -72.8869°   (-72° 53' 12")

The Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County<1>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east of the Center Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Center Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Silver Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Northeast Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northeast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northeast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Northeast Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Warfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Tolland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tolland Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • South Quarter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Quarter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Quarter Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • New Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Old Southwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Hartland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hartland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Hartland Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Cooley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Burying Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dubois Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubois Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dubois Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Side of the Mountain Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Colebrook River Burying Ground
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colebrook River Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colebrook River Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colebrook River Burying Ground is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Granby Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granby Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Copper Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copper Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copper Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copper Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Hampden County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Center Cemetery.

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

  • Granville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
  • West Granville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Hartland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
    • East Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <8>
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
  • North Granby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
    • North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <8>
  • West Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Southwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Southwick is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
  • Blandford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
    • Blandford is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
  • Woronoco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampsted
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampsted have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
    • Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Hampden 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 turn to 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 #1977936  (Center Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1977936 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: West Granville
    • County: Hampden         Elev: 322
    • Location given for GNIS #1977936 (Center Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) 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: 42.0698, Longitude: -72.8869    
<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 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.

<5>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.
<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.




 

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