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. 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 Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Cemetery:
42.1043, -71.5470
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- The Locust Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davenport Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Swandale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Swandale Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandale Cemetery
- South Hopedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The South Hopedale Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hopedale Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Town Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Hopedale Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Vernon Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Old First Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old First Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old First Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- 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>
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- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Albee Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellingham Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- North Bellingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- 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)
- The North Purchase Cemetery is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Purchase Cemetery
- 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)
- Mendon is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- White City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White City is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopedale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopedale is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- South Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Milford is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Bellingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- North Uxbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Uxbridge is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Uxbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uxbridge is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- East Blackstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Blackstone is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millville is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackstone is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Upton is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Upton is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Millerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millerville is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Northbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northbridge is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- New Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Village is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Whitinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitinsville is also located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Slatersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Branch Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Union Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Woonsocket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Hayden Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
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.
- Franklin
- Milford
- Slatersville
- Uxbridge
- Whitinsville
- Woonsocket
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 Friends 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601617 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601617 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: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackstone
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1042636 Lon: -71.5470079
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friends 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 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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| <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. |