A visit to the East 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 East Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Cemetery:
42.7087, -72.8829
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the East Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the East Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Carley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carley Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Heath.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- The South Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Readsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195763 <5>
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Cutting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cutting Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting Cemetery
- Gillett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gillett Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Cemetery
- Readsboro Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Panel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Panel Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panel Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Sadawga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sadawga Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadawga Cemetery
- North Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The North Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill Cemetery
- The North Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Hill - Amidon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722378 <5>
- Leavitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt Cemetery
- Cristian Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cristian Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cristian Hill Cemetery
- Niles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Niles Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rowe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- North Heath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Heath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Heath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Monroe Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Charlemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Whitingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Readsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Drury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Readsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Foundry Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Buckland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Shattuckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Griswoldville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Colrain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Stamford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Savoy Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Shelburne Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Briggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 East Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 East Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #604213 (East Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #604213 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rowe
- Location given for East Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7086942 Lon: -72.882875
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |