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A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery

Lat:   42.1043°   (42° 6' 15")

Lon:   -71.5470°   (-71° 32' 49")

The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Friends Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
    • The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • The Locust Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Davenport Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Swandale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swandale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swandale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swandale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • South Hopedale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hopedale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hopedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Hopedale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hopedale Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Vernon Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Old First Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old First Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old First Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old First Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of North Uxbridge
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91634 <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Albee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Bellingham Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellingham Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellingham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellingham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • North Bellingham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91636 <6>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Purchase Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Purchase Cemetery
      • The North Purchase Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • The North Purchase Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Purchase Street Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.800 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91324 <6>

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 Friends Cemetery.

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

  • Mendon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Mendon is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
  • White City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Worcester County
  • Hopedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
  • South Milford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
    • South Milford is located in Worcester County
  • Milford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
  • Bellingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
    • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
  • North Uxbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
    • North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
  • Uxbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
    • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
  • East Blackstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
    • East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
  • Millville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Blackstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
    • Blackstone is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
  • Upton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Upton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
      • West Upton is located in Worcester County
    • Linwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Worcester County
    • Millerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Millerville is located in Worcester County
    • Northbridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
      • Northbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
    • New Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Worcester County
    • Whitinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
      • Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
    • Slatersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
      • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Branch Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
      • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Union Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Woonsocket
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
      • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
    • Hamlet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • Metcalf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
    • Hayden Row
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
      • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County

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 Friends 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 Friends Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Friends 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 Friends Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601617  (Friends Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601617 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: Blackstone
    • County: Worcester         Elev: 89
    • Location given for GNIS #601617 (Friends 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 Worcester, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Friends Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1043, Longitude: -71.5470       In this case, the coordinates for the Friends 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 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.

<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.
<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.




 

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