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. 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
42.4993, -71.5842
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bellevue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
- North Burying Ground
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BXB.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <6>
- Brick Tavern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brick Tavern Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ayer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91633 <6>
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bolton Pan Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Pan Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bolton Pan Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Pan Cemetery
- New South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New South Cemetery
- North Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
- North Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Clinton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOL.806 <5>
- Eastwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
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]<3> of the Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harvard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Still River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Devens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Boxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Shaker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- Ayer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- North Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Centre Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- New Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Littleton Common
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Lunenburg Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- West Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
- Village of Nagog Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
- Forge Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Acton
- Ayer
- Clinton
- Groton
- Harvard
- Hudson
- Lancaster
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 helpful 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:
- 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1979590 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1979590 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: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hudson
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4992586 Lon: -71.5842334
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center 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.
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| <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. |