A visit to the Holliston Center 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 Holliston Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holliston Center Cemetery:
42.2020, -71.4292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holliston Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holliston Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holliston Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holliston Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Holliston Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holliston Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- Old North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <5>
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Paddy Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91173 <5>
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- West Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burying Ground
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Sherborn.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHR.802 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91831 <5>
- East Hopkinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old South Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New South Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ASL.802 <6>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Central Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Hill Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clara Barton Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holliston Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holliston Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holliston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Metcalf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- South Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Hayden Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Framingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hopkinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Medfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Cordaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- South Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Acorn Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Fayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Natick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Southville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bellingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- North Natick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- Cochituate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Southborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Saxonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
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 Holliston Center 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 Holliston Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Dover
- Dover lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Holliston Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Framingham
- Franklin
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Medway lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holliston Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Medway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Milford
- Natick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Holliston Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Holliston Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601490 (Holliston Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601490 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holliston
- Location given for Holliston Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.202041 Lon: -71.4292273
- 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 Middlesex, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holliston Center 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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