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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. 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 East Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.7087°   (42° 42' 31")

Lon:   -72.8829°   (-72° 52' 58")

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 .

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)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Carley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carley Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Heath.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • South Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hill Cemetery
    • The South Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Cutting Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutting Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cutting Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
    • The Gillett Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Readsboro Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Panel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Panel Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Webster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Sadawga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sadawga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sadawga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sadawga Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • North Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hill Cemetery
      • The North Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • 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)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Cristian Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cristian Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cristian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cristian Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Niles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Niles Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
    • Rowe is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • North Heath
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Heath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
    • North Heath is located in Franklin County
  • Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Dell is located in Franklin County
  • Heath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Heath is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Monroe Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
    • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County
  • Charlemont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
    • Charlemont is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Whitingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
    • Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
    • Florida is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Drury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Drury is located in Berkshire County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Readsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Foundry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
    • Halifax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Buckland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Shattuckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
      • Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
    • Griswoldville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
    • Colrain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Elm Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Halifax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savoy Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
      • Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
    • Shelburne Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
      • Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County

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 first turn to 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:

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: GNIS record #604213 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: Rowe
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 443
    • Location given for GNIS #604213 (East Cemetery)

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

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 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 East Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7087, Longitude: -72.8829       In this case, the coordinates for the East Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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