A visit to the Douglas Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Douglas Center Cemetery (MACRIS ID: DOU.812). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: DOU.812'. 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 Douglas Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglas Center Cemetery:
42.0541, -71.7384
The Douglas Center Cemetery is located in Douglas.
The cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Douglas Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Douglas Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Douglas Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglas Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Sutton Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abigail Mitchell Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich - Thayer Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joseph Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Taft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Royal Taft Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Taft Cemetery
- Pigeon Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pigeon Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Putnam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- West Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albee-Paine Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Aldrich Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Sutton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Town Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Armsby Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armsby Cemetery
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]<3> of the Douglas Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglas Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uxbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- North Uxbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- New Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pascoag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whipple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- West Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Nasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Northbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saundersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hodges Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- West Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Douglas 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 Douglas Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oxford
- Pascoag
- Slatersville
- Uxbridge
- Webster
- Whitinsville
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 Douglas 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 Douglas Center Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: DOU.812
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1979707 (Douglas Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1979707 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: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Uxbridge
- Location given for Douglas Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0542638 Lon: -71.7384024
- 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Douglas 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 Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <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. |