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A visit to the Montgomery Center 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 Montgomery Center Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montgomery Center Cemetery:

42.2118, -72.8182

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Montgomery Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Montgomery Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Montgomery Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Montgomery Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Montgomery Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norwich Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Middle Farms Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Southampton Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Burying Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Warfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forestdale Cemetery West
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Forestdale Cemetery West is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery West
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery West is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Holyoke.
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forestdale Cemetery West with the Montgomery Center Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90992 <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Blandford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Blanford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Northeast Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Northeast Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Cemetery
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
    • Main Street Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Farms Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Damon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
    • Paucatuck Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Forestdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Forestdale Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holyoke.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Forestdale Cemetery with the Montgomery Center Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HLY.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90991 <6>
    • St. Jerome Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Jerome Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jerome Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jerome Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holyoke.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91574 <6>
    • St. Stanilaus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Stanilaus Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanilaus Cemetery
    • East Street Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Street Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
    • St. Brigids Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Montgomery Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montgomery Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Russell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
  • Woronoco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woronoco is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
  • Huntington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
  • Hampton Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
  • Southampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Blandford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Blandford is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Westhampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Westfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
  • Chester Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester Center is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
  • Easthampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • West Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Farms is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
  • North Blandford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Blandford is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Chester is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chester is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
    • Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Granville is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Holyoke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
    • East Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Otis is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
    • West Granville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Granville is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
    • Southwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Hosmer Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
    • West Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
    • Merrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrick is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
    • Chicopee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
    • Aldenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Aldenville is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
    • Mount Tom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
    • Bay State
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay State is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
    • Florence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Florence is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds

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 Montgomery Center 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 Montgomery Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Montgomery Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Hampden 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 Montgomery Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601392  (Montgomery Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601392 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: Hampden
      • Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Woronoco
      • Location given for Montgomery Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2117571     Lon: -72.8181514
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montgomery Center 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.

    <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.