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A visit to the Howard Street Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Howard Street Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.3176°   (42° 19' 3")

Lon:   -71.6467°   (-71° 38' 48")

The Howard Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies just to the west southwest of the Howard Street Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Howard Street Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mary Goodnow Gravesite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Goodnow Gravesite
    • The Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located in Worcester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Northborough.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374697 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shrewsbury Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607184 <5>
  • Midland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Pleasant Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • South Berlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Berlin Cemetery
    • The South Berlin Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Berlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Berlin.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRL.802 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91470 <5>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Brigham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brigham Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MRB.806 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211881 <5>
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marlborough.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • French Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91635 <5>
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robin Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robin Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robin Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MRB.803 <6>
    • Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Old Common Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Common Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Common Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Common Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MRB.805 <6>
    • Rocklawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocklawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County

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 Howard Street Cemetery.

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

  • Northborough
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
    • Northborough is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Westborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
    • Westborough is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
  • South Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
    • South Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
  • Marlborough Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlborough Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
    • Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
  • Marlborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Boylston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Boylston is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
  • Carterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
    • Carterville is located in Worcester County
  • Boylston Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
    • Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
  • North Grafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
    • North Grafton is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Southville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
      • Southville is located in Worcester County
    • Southborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
      • Southborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
    • Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
    • Grafton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Middlesex County
    • Cordaville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
      • Cordaville is located in Worcester County
    • Fayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
      • Fayville is located in Worcester County
    • Seventh Day Adventist Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist Village
      • Seventh Day Adventist Village is located in Worcester County
    • West Boylston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
      • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
    • Worcester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
      • Worcester is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
    • South Lancaster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
      • South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
    • Hopkinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
    • Sterling Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
      • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
    • North Worcester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
      • North Worcester 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 Howard Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Howard Street 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 Howard Street Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #603978  (Howard Street Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #603978 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: Shrewsbury
    • County: Worcester         Elev: 126
    • Location given for GNIS #603978 (Howard Street Cemetery)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howard Street Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3176, Longitude: -71.6467       In this case, the coordinates for the Howard Street Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.

<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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