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. 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 Mountain View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:
42.4562, -72.3440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mountain View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Shutesbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91835 <5>
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- West Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Nichewaug Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nichewaug Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichewaug Cemetery
- Coolidge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
- Northwest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
- Mervel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
- Munsell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Munsell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsell Cemetery
- Miles Holden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Miles Holden Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Holden Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The East Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
- New Sherborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sherborn Cemetery
- Fay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fay Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.804 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Millington ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- New Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Shutesbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Locks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Wendell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Morse Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Moores Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- West Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Petersham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Leverett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Wendell Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- North Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Amherst Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Erving
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Montague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin 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 first visit 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602423 (Mountain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602423 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Quabbin Reservoir
- Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4562002 Lon: -72.3439731
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Mountain View 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 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. |
| <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.
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