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A visit to the Greenville 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 Greenville Cemetery ...

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

42.2054, -71.9184

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies just to the east northeast of the Greenville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Greenville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Greenville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
  • Northside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Northside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Worcester Hebrew Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
    • The Worcester Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91067 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cranberry Meadow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberry Meadow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Spencer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484346 <5>
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Auburn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Swedish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The New Swedish Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Swedish Cemetery
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Swedish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
    • The Old Swedish Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Swedish Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WOR.801 <6>
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mary Queen of the Rosary Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.803 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91114 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Westridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Path Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • St. Roche Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Roche Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roche Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91578 <5>
    • B'nai B'rith Lodge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenville Cemetery.

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

  • Rochdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
  • Leicester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leicester is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
  • Charlton Depot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
  • West Auburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • North Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
  • Spencer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spencer is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
  • Charlton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlton City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
  • Charlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
  • Upper Wire Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
  • Lower Wire Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hodges Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
    • Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
    • West Millbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • West Millbury is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
    • Quinsigamond Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
    • East Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
    • West Oxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
    • Worcester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Worcester is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
    • Paxton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Paxton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
    • Sutton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
    • Millbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Millbury is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
    • Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • North Worcester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Worcester is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
    • Dawson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • North Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
    • Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people

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 Greenville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Greenville 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 Greenville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1979904  (Greenville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1979904 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: 250 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leicester
      • Location given for Greenville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2053712     Lon: -71.9184066
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenville 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.