RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Massachusetts >> Worcester County >> Fay CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Fay Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Fay Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ATH.804). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ATH.804'. 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 Fay Cemetery ...

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

42.5473, -72.2356

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Fay Cemetery is located in Worcester County<3>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> to the southeast of the Fay Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fay Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fay Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Northwest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
  • New Sherborn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sherborn Cemetery
  • Ellinwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood Cemetery
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Doe Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90943 <6>
  • Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary RC Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.807 <1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91078 <6>
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
  • Lower Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ledgeville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ledgeville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgeville Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • Phillipston Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Perry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Nichewaug Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Nichewaug Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichewaug Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Norcross Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norcross Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norcross Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Baldwinville.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TEM.800 <1>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside 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]<4> of the Fay Cemetery.

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

  • Athol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Petersham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • New Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
  • Millington ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Phillipston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Morse Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
  • North Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
  • North Dana ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Dana is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
  • Goulding Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
  • Brooks Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
  • Tully
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Wendell Depot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Templeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
    • Wendell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Cooleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
    • Baldwinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Royalston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Erving
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Locks Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
    • Barre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
    • Mill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Mayo Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • East Templeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • Warwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 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 Fay 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 Fay Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Fay 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 Fay Cemetery:

    Referenced MACRIS Record:  ATH.804

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602394  (Fay Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602394 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: 203 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Athol
      • Location given for Fay Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.54731     Lon: -72.2356385
      • 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.

    <2>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.
    <3>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.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fay Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <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.