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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 Maplewood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.1311°   (42° 7' 51")

Lon:   -72.4952°   (-72° 29' 42")

The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Hampden County<1>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the west southwest of the Maplewood Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Maplewood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Hampden County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Maplewood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Maplewood Cemetery.

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

    • Indian Orchard
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
      • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
    • Ludlow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
    • Wilbraham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
      • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
    • North Wilbraham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
      • North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
    • East Longmeadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
      • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
    • Springfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
    • Baptist Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
    • Chicopee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
    • West Springfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
      • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
    • Longmeadow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
    • Ludlow City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
      • Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
    • Hampden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Aldenville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
        • Aldenville is located in Hampden County
      • Agawam
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
        • Agawam is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
      • Three Rivers
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
        • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
      • Sherwood Manor
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Palmer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
        • Palmer is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
      • Holyoke
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
        • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
      • Granby
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
        • Granby is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
      • South Factory Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
        • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County
      • South Hadley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
        • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
      • Monson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
        • Monson is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
      • Tenneyville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
        • Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
      • Thorndike
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
        • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
      • Bondsville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
        • Bondsville is located in Hampshire 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 Maplewood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampden County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Maplewood Cemetery.<4>

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

    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sinai Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Polish National Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish National Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish National Cemetery
    • Bay Path Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Path Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bay Path Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Path Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91644 <6>
    • Kesser Israel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burying Yard Cemetery
      • Center Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90745 <6>
    • Woodland Dell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Island Pond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • East Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Street Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHI.803 <5>
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • St. Benedicts Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Springfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Cherry Lane Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cherry Lane Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Lane Cemetery
      • Ludlow Center Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludlow Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ludlow Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Center Cemetery
      • Munsing Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munsing Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munsing Street Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsing Street Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Maplewood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602456  (Maplewood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #602456 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: Ludlow
      • County: Hampden         Elev: 74
      • Location given for GNIS #602456 (Maplewood Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Maplewood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1311, Longitude: -72.4952    
    <3>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.
    <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 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.

    <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.




 

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