A visit to the Medfield State Hospital 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 Medfield State Hospital Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Medfield State Hospital Cemetery (FG ID #91221).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MED.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MED.801'. 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 Medfield State Hospital Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery:
42.2107, -71.3480
The Medfield State Hospital Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<3>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.
Establishment of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery ...
The Medfield State Hospital Cemetery was established in 1918.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Medfield State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New South Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farm Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Farm Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Burying Ground
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plain Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Plain Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Burying Ground
- West Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burying Ground
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dell Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dell Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Park Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Brush Hill Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clara Barton Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <1>
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holliston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Medfield State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Sherborn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Medfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Sherborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- East Holliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles River Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Natick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Framingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- North Natick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Needham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Babson Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Wellesley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Cochituate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saxonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Needham Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Wellesley Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hayden Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Medfield State Hospital Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Ashland lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Dover
- Dover lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the Northeast (NE) of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Framingham
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Medway lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Medway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Natick
- Needham
- Norwood
- Walpole
- Wellesley
- Westwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Medfield State Hospital Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Medfield State Hospital Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91221
Referenced MACRIS Record: MED.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599452 (Medfield State Hospital Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599452 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Medfield
- Location given for Medfield State Hospital Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2109306 Lon: -71.3481137
- 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 Norfolk, 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 from Point A (ie- Medfield State Hospital 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. |