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










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts

The Commemorative Quarter for Massachusetts





A visit to the Forestdale Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forestdale Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forestdale Cemetery (FG ID #90991)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Forestdale Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HLY.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HLY.802'. 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. 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 Forestdale Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.2087°   (42° 12' 31")

Lon:   -72.6234°   (-72° 37' 24")

The cemetery is located in Hampden County<3>.

As an estimate, the Forestdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holyoke.

Adjacent to the Forestdale Cemetery and just to the west is the Saint Jerome Cemetery.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the south southeast of the Forestdale Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Forestdale Cemetery.<5>

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

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]<4> of the Forestdale Cemetery.

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

  • Holyoke
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Aldenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicopee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Easthampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Hadley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Tom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Southampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • West Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
    • Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
  • Granby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Granby is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
  • Hampton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
    • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Indian Orchard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay State
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ludlow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
    • West Farms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Northampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Florence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Agawam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Woronoco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Feeding Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Longmeadow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leeds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
    • North Wilbraham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
    • Westhampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Forestdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Forestdale 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 Forestdale Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601272  (Forestdale Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601272 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: Mount Tom
    • County: Hampden         Elev: 73
    • Location given for GNIS #601272 (Forestdale Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #90991
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  HLY.802

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.

<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forestdale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2087, Longitude: -72.6234    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025