A visit to the North Amherst 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 North Amherst Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Amherst Cemetery:
42.4084, -72.5129
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Amherst Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies just to the southwest of the North Amherst Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Amherst Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the North Amherst Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Long Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91836 <5>
- Russellville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Hadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plainville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- East Whately Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- North Sunderland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whately Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hadley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hadley Cemetery
- Dwight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <6>
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Jackson Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
- Mervel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Amherst Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Amherst Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- East Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- West Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- North Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Leverett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- South Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Sunderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- West Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- Shutesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Moores Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- South Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Whately
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Locks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Northampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Cooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Montague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Haydenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bay State
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Mount Tom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
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 North Amherst Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Amherst Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 North Amherst 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 North Amherst Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601170 (North Amherst Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601170 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: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Toby
- Location given for North Amherst Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4084227 Lon: -72.512865
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Amherst 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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