A visit to the East Main Street Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the East Main Street Cemetery (MACRIS ID: DAL.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: DAL.801'. 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 East Main Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Main Street Cemetery:
42.4738, -73.1508
The East Main Street Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the west southwest of the East Main Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Main Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the East Main Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Main Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashuelot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ashuelot Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- East Part Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesborough Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talcott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Talcott Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peru Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Love of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lenox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Lenox Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Windsor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Tomb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomb Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Tomb 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 East Main Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Main Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dalton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dalton is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Hinsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
- Coltsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Farnams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arnoldville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Crest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- East Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Savoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Lenox Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Becket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- Savoy Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Middlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Worthington Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Hawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Renfrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wyomanock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 East Main Street Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berkshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Main Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Lenox
- Lenox lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the East Main Street Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenox.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Pittsfield
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 Main Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Berkshire 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 Main Street Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: DAL.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #619375 (East Main Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #619375 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: Berkshire
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsfield East
- Location given for East Main Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.473696 Lon: -73.1509357
- 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 Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Main Street 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. |