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A visit to the Doane Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Doane Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HAW.806). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HAW.806'. 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. 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 Doane Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Doane Cemetery

Lat:   42.5841°   (42° 35' 2")

Lon:   -72.8730°   (-72° 52' 22")

The Doane Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Doane Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Doane Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Brier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Allis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashfield Plain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ashfield Plain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • North Shirkshire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Shirkshire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Shirkshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Shirkshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Arms Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHL.801 <1>
  • Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • North Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • New State Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New State Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New State Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New State Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • New State Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New State Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New State Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New State Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • The Tomb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Tomb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Tomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tomb Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.805 <1>
    • Dawes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shelburne Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Doane Cemetery.

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

  • Charlemont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Buckland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
    • Buckland is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Plainfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Ashfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelburne Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Heath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rowe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • South Ashfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Drury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cummington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shattuckville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Heath
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Savoy Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Savoy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Windsor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Griswoldville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Foundry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
    • Florida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County
    • Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Colrain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 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 Doane Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Doane 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 Doane Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601423  (Doane Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601423 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: Ashfield
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 551
    • Location given for GNIS #601423 (Doane Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  HAW.806

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

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.

<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Doane Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5841, Longitude: -72.8730    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.
<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.




 

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