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A visit to the Mountain View Cemetery ...

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 Mountain View Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.3533°   (42° 21' 11")

Lon:   -73.2471°   (-73° 14' 49")

The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<1>.

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the north of the Mountain View Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mountain View 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.

Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mountainview 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Mountain View Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mountain View Cemetery.

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

  • Lenox Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lenox Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lenox
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Lee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Lee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stevens Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Stockbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Berkshire County
  • Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Washington
    • From the Mountain View Cemetery to Washington
  • Pittsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Richmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyringham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyringham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
      • Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Shaker Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
    • West Becket
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Becket
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
      • Becket is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Hinsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
    • Coltsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Housatonic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
    • Van Deusenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Canaan Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Austerlitz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Berkshire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Berkshire County
    • Canaan
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View 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 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 Mountain View Cemetery:

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 Mountain View Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #618136  (Mountain View Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #618136 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: East Lee
    • County: Berkshire         Elev: 326
    • Location given for GNIS #618136 (Mountain View 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 Berkshire, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mountain View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3533, Longitude: -73.2471    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pittsfield and Richmond. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<8>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.
<9>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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