A visit to the Island Pond 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 Island Pond Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Island Pond Cemetery (FG ID #91135).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Island Pond Cemetery (MACRIS ID: LUD.803). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: LUD.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. 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 Island Pond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Island Pond Cemetery:
42.1740, -72.4800
The Island Pond Cemetery is located in Hampden County<3>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the southwest of the Island Pond Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Island Pond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Island Pond Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Island Pond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ludlow Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munsing Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polish National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinai Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sholom Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholom Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodland Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Wilbraham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Path Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bay Path Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Path Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Island Pond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Island Pond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ludlow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Indian Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ludlow City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- North Wilbraham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Longmeadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Bondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- South Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holyoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Hampden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Tenneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belchertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Agawam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longmeadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Island Pond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Island Pond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agawam
- Belchertown
- Chicopee
- Holyoke
- Springfield
- West Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Island Pond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampden 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 Island Pond Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91135
Referenced MACRIS Record: LUD.803
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602462 (Island Pond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602462 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: Hampden
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ludlow
- Location given for Island Pond Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1750934 Lon: -72.478697
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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.
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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Island Pond Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |