A visit to the Legge 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 Legge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Legge Cemetery:
42.3890, -71.7981
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Legge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies just to the south of the Legge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Legge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Legge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Legge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Chocksett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocksett Cemetery
- West Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91044 <6>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SPE.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164241 <6>
- Park Avee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Park Avee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avee Cemetery
- The Park Avee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Ave. Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984442 <6>
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boylston Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worcester.
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387115 <6>
- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Worcester Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <6>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607184 <6>
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Legge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Legge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- West Boylston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Sterling Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Holden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- West Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- Boylston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Ruralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- North Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- East Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Pratts Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Carterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
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 Legge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Legge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Lancaster
- Shrewsbury
- Worcester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Legge 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 Legge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602145 (Legge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602145 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: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for Legge Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3889808 Lon: -71.7981273
- 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 '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- Legge 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 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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| <6> | 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. |