A visit to the Norcross Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Norcross Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TEM.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TEM.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Norcross Hill Cemetery ...
The Norcross Hill Cemetery is located to the southwest of Baldwinville.
The cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baptist Common Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Ellinwood Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- Lawrence Brook Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Phillipston Center Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
- South Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Norcross Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashburnham
- Athol
- Baldwinville
- Brooks Village
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Gardner
- Goulding Village
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston
- Lane Village
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- North Orange
- Olde English Village
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orange
- Pequoig
- Petersham
- Phillipston
- Royalston
- South Ashburnham
- South Gardner
- Templeton
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Tully
- Waterville
- Westminster
- Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon
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 Norcross Hill 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 Norcross Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athol
- 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 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 Norcross Hill 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 Norcross Hill Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: TEM.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602345 (Norcross Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602345 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: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Templeton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Norcross Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |