A visit to the Crystal Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Crystal Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Crystal Lake Cemetery (FG ID #90904)
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 Crystal Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
Lat: 42.5846° (42° 35' 4")
Lon: -71.9949° (-71° 59' 41")
The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Crystal Lake Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Crystal Lake Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crystal Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crystal Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gardner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Olde English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
- South Gardner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- East Templeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- South Ashburnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Templeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Baldwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Brooks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Ashburnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Pequoig
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County
- Goulding Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blackburn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
- Lane Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Phillipston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Hubbardston Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Winchendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Waterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Winchendon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- North Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- South Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- South Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crystal Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crystal Lake Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crystal Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91864 <1>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91579 <1>
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91342 <1>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Green Bower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bower Cemetery
- Baptist Common Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Common Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baptist Common Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Common Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
- Norcross Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Norcross Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norcross Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Baldwinville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norcross Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TEM.800 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91770 <1>
- The New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The New Cemetery
- Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nightingale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nightingale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nightingale Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dennis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Crystal Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602279 (Crystal Lake Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #602279 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: Gardner
- County: Worcester Elev: 342
- Location given for GNIS #602279 (Crystal Lake Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90904
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Crystal Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5846, Longitude: -71.9949 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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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<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. |