A visit to the Munsell 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 Munsell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Munsell Cemetery:
42.3376, -72.4131
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Munsell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Munsell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Munsell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Munsell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Munsell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Munsell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dwight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.805 <5>
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Vale Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vale Cemetery
- The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metacomet Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.804 <5>
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.801 <5>
- Wildwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91862 <6>
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Hampshire 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 in Amherst.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GNB.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91836 <6>
- Quabbin Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 <6>
- North Amherst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst Cemetery
- Plainville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Long Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Hadley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Hadley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hadley Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel 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 Munsell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Munsell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Belchertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- West Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- South Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Amherst Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Granby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shutesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- North Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Cooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- South Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Ludlow City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Bondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Leverett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- North Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Mount Tom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Gilbertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
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 Munsell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Munsell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Belchertown
- Ware
- Ware lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Munsell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ware.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
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 Munsell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 Munsell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602455 (Munsell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602455 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belchertown
- Location given for Munsell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3375908 Lon: -72.4131404
- 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 Hampshire, 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- Munsell 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.
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| <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. |