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A visit to the Holy Rosary 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Rosary Cemetery (FG ID #91114)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HOL.803). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HOL.803'. 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.2360°   (42° 14' 9")

Lon:   -72.0092°   (-72° 0' 33")

The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Worcester County<3>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east of the Holy Rosary Cemetery .

Name Variations for Holy Rosary Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mary Queen of the Rosary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.<5>

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

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]<4> of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.

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

  • Spencer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Brookfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lower Wire Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
    • Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
  • Upper Wire Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
    • Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
  • Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Charlton Depot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
    • Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
  • North Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rochdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leicester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Leicester is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
  • Charlton City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
  • Paxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • West Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Charlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
    • Oakham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
      • Oakham is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
    • West Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Braintree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
      • New Braintree is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Fiskdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
      • Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
    • North Oxford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
    • Warren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
    • Old Sturbridge Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
      • Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County
    • Globe Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
    • Hodges Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
    • Quinsigamond Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
      • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
    • Worcester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dawson
      • From the Holy Rosary Cemetery to Dawson
    • Holden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wheelwright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
      • Wheelwright is located in Worcester 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery:

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 Holy Rosary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #602301  (Holy Rosary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #602301 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: East Brookfield
    • County: Worcester         Elev: 192
    • Location given for GNIS #602301 (Holy Rosary Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91114
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  HOL.803

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 Worcester, 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 obstructions 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2360, Longitude: -72.0092    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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