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A visit to the Dresser 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 Dresser Cemetery ...

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

42.0945, -71.9787

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

The Dresser 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 northeast of the Dresser Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dresser Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dresser Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. George Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
    • The St. George Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Georges Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91569 <5>
  • Old Notre Dame Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326998 <5>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91632 <5>
  • Blackmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Blackmer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer Cemetery
  • Bay Path Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Westridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Hedwig Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hedwig Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Hedwig Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194359 <5>
  • New Notre Dame Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351697 <5>
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Village Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Northside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Northside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
    • Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cranberry Meadow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberry Meadow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Spencer.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484346 <5>
    • Podunk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Podunk Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk Cemetery
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
    • North Woodstock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Church Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
    • St. Roche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Roche Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roche Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dresser Cemetery.

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

  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
  • Charlton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Charlton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
  • Globe Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
  • Southbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
  • Charlton City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Charlton City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
  • Dudley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dudley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
  • West Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
  • Quinebaug
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fabyan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Merino Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merino Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
    • Webster has also been known as:
    • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • Hodges Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Charlton Depot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
    • Sturbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
    • East Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • East Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
    • North Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
    • Old Sturbridge Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • Rochdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
    • Fiskdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
    • North Grosvenor Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Holland is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
    • Grosvenor Dale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
    • Thompson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 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 Dresser Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Oxford
    • Oxford lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dresser Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Webster

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 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 Dresser 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 Dresser Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602217  (Dresser Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602217 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: 211 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Webster
      • Location given for Dresser Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0945396     Lon: -71.9786852
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dresser 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 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.
    <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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