A visit to the Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gate of Heaven Cemetery (FG ID #200967).
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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
42.1042, -72.4795
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the west of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sinai Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bay Path Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bay Path Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Path Cemetery
- Woodland Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Lane Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane Cemetery
- Billings Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Wilbraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilbraham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Longmeadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Indian Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baptist Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Ludlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Hampden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- North Wilbraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longmeadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Agawam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sherwood Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aldenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chicopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Factory Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agawam
- Agawam lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agawam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Chicopee
- Springfield
- West Springfield
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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampden 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #200967
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1978101 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1978101 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: Hampden
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampden
- Location given for Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1028724 Lon: -72.4784188
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gate of Heaven 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |