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A visit to the Mary Goodnow Gravesite ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mary Goodnow Gravesite. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mary Goodnow Gravesite (FG ID #2374697)

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 Mary Goodnow Gravesite ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mary Goodnow Gravesite

Lat:   42.3352°   (42° 20' 6")

Lon:   -71.6054°   (-71° 36' 19")

The cemetery is located in Worcester County<3>.

As an estimate, the Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Northborough.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west southwest of the Mary Goodnow Gravesite .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mary Goodnow Gravesite, with the nearest first.

  • Pleasant Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • South Berlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Old Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Burial Ground is located in Worcester County
  • Howard Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Brigham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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.<5> 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 <1>
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Old Common Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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.<5> 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>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Robin Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<5> 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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]<2> of the Mary Goodnow Gravesite.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mary Goodnow Gravesite, with the nearest first.

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 Mary Goodnow Gravesite. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mary Goodnow Gravesite.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mary Goodnow Gravesite:

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 Mary Goodnow Gravesite:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Mary Goodnow Gravesite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3352, Longitude: -71.6054    
<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>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 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.
<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.