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:
42.1307, -71.6342
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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Friends Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cooper Road Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Road Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is 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 <5>
- Old First Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old First Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old First Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- The Locust Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davenport Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Sutton Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The George Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MEN.802 <6>
- Hopedale Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Upton.
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradish Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #UPT.801 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90805 <5>
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville Cemetery
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUT.802 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91575 <5>
- Armsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Armsby Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armsby Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MEN.804 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Northbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- New Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Whitinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- North Uxbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- West Upton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Uxbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Saundersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- South Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Millbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- East Blackstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Bellingham
(8 miles [12.9 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 Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Hayden Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
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.
- Grafton
- Hopkinton
- Milford
- Millbury
- Uxbridge
- Whitinsville
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:
- 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 #601771 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601771 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: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grafton
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1306518 Lon: -71.6342329
- 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 things 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 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. |
| <6> | 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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