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A visit to the Chestnut Hill 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 Chestnut Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.5229, -72.4818

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

The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the northwest of the Chestnut Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Chestnut Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mervel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
  • Jackson Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Town Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Town Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Farm Cemetery
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
  • Dry Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
  • North Sunderland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Mineral Road Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Deerfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Nook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Diemand Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Holton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Millers Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91107 <6>
    • Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Long Plain Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shutesbury Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Shutesbury.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91835 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Moores Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
  • Locks Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
  • Lake Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
  • Montague
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Montague is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Millers Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
  • Leverett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Leverett is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
  • Wendell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wendell is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • East Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
  • Sunderland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Shutesbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Cooleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
  • Erving
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erving is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Turners Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
    • Montague City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montague City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
    • Deerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
    • South Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
    • New Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Salem is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
    • Morse Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Wendell Depot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Greenfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
    • North Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
    • Whately
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whately is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
    • Pelham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Millington ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Millington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • Orange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 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 Chestnut Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Chestnut Hill 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 Chestnut Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600937  (Chestnut Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600937 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: 254 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Millers Falls
      • Location given for Chestnut Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5228654     Lon: -72.4817536
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut Hill 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.