A visit to the Church Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Church Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: FRM.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: FRM.800'. 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 Church Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Church Hill Cemetery:
42.2979, -71.4287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Church Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Church Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Church Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Church Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Tarcisius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Tarcisius Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Tarcisius Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- The St. Georges Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. George Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRM.803 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91570 <6>
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ASL.802 <1>
- Edwards Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Church Cemetery
- The Edwards Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRM.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963965 <6>
- Clara Barton Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Hill Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Dell Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dell Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Park Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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:
- North Natick Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NAT.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242134 <6>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Zephryns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Zephryns Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Zephryns Cemetery
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <6>
- West Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burying Ground
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Sherborn.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHR.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91831 <6>
- Central Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plain Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Plain Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Burying Ground
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Wadsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wadsworth Cemetery
- The Mt. Wadsworth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUD.803 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165061 <6>
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]<4> of the Church Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Church Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Framingham
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- North Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- Cochituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Fayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Southborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Cordaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- East Holliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
- Sudbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
- Musketamquid Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Musketamquid Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musketamquid Village
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Holliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- South Sherborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Tower Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Marlborough Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hayden Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Wellesley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- North Sudbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
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 Church Hill 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 Church Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Framingham
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Marlborough
- Natick
- Sudbury
- Wayland
- Wellesley
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 Church Hill 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 Church Hill Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: FRM.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1972310 (Church Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1972310 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: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Framingham
- Location given for Church Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2978733 Lon: -71.4286725
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Church Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |