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A visit to the New Sherborn 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 New Sherborn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Sherborn Cemetery:

42.5404, -72.2162

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

The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the New Sherborn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Sherborn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Sherborn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
  • Ellinwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood Cemetery
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Doe Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90943 <6>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
  • West Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.807 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91078 <6>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary RC Cemetery
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
  • Ledgeville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ledgeville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgeville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • Phillipston Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
    • Nichewaug Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Nichewaug Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichewaug Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Norcross Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norcross Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norcross Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Baldwinville.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TEM.800 <5>
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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]<3> of the New Sherborn Cemetery.

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

  • Petersham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
  • Athol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Phillipston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Goulding Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
  • Brooks Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
  • Millington ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Tully
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • North Dana ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Dana is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
  • North Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
  • Morse Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Templeton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
    • Baldwinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Wendell Depot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Cooleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
    • Barre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
    • Mill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • East Templeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • Royalston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Wendell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Heald Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
    • Erving
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Locks Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
    • Shutesbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
    • Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
    • Hubbardston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Mayo Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • Olde English Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
    • Gardner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Warwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 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 New Sherborn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Sherborn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athol
    • Athol lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the New Sherborn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Barre
    • Barre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the New Sherborn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
  • Gardner
    • Gardner lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the New Sherborn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gardner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Orange
  • Royalston

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 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 New Sherborn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 New Sherborn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602391  (New Sherborn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602391 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Athol
      • Location given for New Sherborn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5403659     Lon: -72.2161936
      • 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 Worcester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Sherborn 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.