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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #1965687)

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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   42.0457°   (42° 2' 44")

Lon:   -72.6195°   (-72° 37' 10")

The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the north northeast of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery .

Establishment of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery ...

The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery was established in November 2004.

Name Variations for Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery
  • Massachusetts Veterans Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial 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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

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

    • Agawam
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
    • Longmeadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
    • Thompsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Enfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherwood Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Feeding Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
    • Suffield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Suffield Depot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
      • Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Springfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
    • West Springfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
      • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
    • Rising Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
      • Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • West Suffield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
      • West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <5>
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Suffield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
        • Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
      • Hazardville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
        • Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • East Longmeadow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Hosmer Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
        • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
      • Southwood Acres
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
        • Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Enfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
        • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
      • Green Manor Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Manor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Manor Village
        • Green Manor Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Baptist Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
        • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
      • Chicopee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
        • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
      • Southwick
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
        • Southwick is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
      • East Granby
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor Locks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Locks
        • Windsor Locks is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,798 people
      • Windsor Locks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Warehouse Point
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
        • Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Spring Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
        • Spring Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Somersville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
        • Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <5>
      • Aldenville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
        • Aldenville is located in Hampden County
      • Westfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
        • Westfield is located in Hampden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people

    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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial 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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery.<6>

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

    • North Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Longmeadow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery Association
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery Association have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery Association is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery Association
    • Park Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91682 <1>
    • Zions Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zions Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zions Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zions Hill Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Suffield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Suffield Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suffield Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
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      • Enfield Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enfield Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Enfield Street Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enfield Street Cemetery
      • Cherry Lane Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Springfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Paucatuck Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Suffield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Suffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Suffield Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Suffield Cemetery
      • St. Bernard's Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Bernard's Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hazardville (CT).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard's Cemetery
      • St. Benedicts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ashley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Enfield (CT).
        • The St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New St. Patricks Cemetery
        • St. Patrick / King Street Cemetery
        • St. Patricks Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103683 <1>
      • Billings Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Kesser Israel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <1>
      • Bay Path Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Path Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hampden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

    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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery:

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

    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>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.
    <3>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 Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0457, Longitude: -72.6195    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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