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A visit to the Glenwood 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 Glenwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Glenwood Cemetery (FG ID #91023)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Glenwood Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MAY.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MAY.800'. 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 Glenwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.4243°   (42° 25' 27")

Lon:   -71.4464°   (-71° 26' 47")

The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.

Adjacent to the Glenwood Cemetery and just to the east is the Saint Bridgets Cemetery.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Glenwood Cemetery .

Establishment of the Glenwood Cemetery ...

The Glenwood Cemetery was established in 1820.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Glenwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Glenwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Glenwood Cemetery.

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

    • Maynard
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
    • North Sudbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
      • North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
    • Lower Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Musketamquid Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musketamquid Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musketamquid Village
      • Musketamquid Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Sudbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
      • Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
    • West Concord
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
      • West Concord is located in Middlesex County
    • Stow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
    • Acton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
    • Baker Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
      • Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Concord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
    • Boxborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
      • Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
    • Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Wayland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Wayland is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
      • Tower Hill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
        • Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Village of Nagog Woods
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Nagog Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Nagog Woods
        • Village of Nagog Woods is located in Middlesex County
      • New Town ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
        • New Town is located in Middlesex County
      • Marlborough
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
        • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
      • Saxonville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
        • Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Lincoln
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
      • Centre Village ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
        • Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Cochituate
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochituate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
        • Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
      • Littleton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
        • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
      • Weston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Weston is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
      • Kendal Green
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendal Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
        • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
      • Carlisle
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
        • Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
      • Carlisle Station
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
        • Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
      • Harvard
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
        • Harvard is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
      • Bolton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
        • Bolton is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
      • Littleton Common
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
        • Littleton Common 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 Glenwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Glenwood Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Three Cornered Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Cornered Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Three Cornered Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Cornered Cemetery
    • New North Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The New North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Maynard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New North Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Maynard.
      • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Sudbury Cemetery
      • Old North Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUD.801 <2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193484 <1>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Cemetery
    • Old South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
    • Weeks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Wadsworth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Main Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
      • Main Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Street Cemetery
      • Beit Olam Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Beit Olam Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beit Olam Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Wayland.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beit Olam Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171234 <1>
      • North Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Wayland.
        • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
        • North Wayland Cemetery
        • Old North Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WAY.800 <2>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91308 <1>
      • Beit Olam East Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Hill Burying Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Glenwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601528  (Glenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #601528 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: Maynard
      • County: Middlesex         Elev: 63
      • Location given for GNIS #601528 (Glenwood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91023
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  MAY.800

    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 Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Glenwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4243, Longitude: -71.4464    
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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