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A visit to the North 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 Cemetery ...

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

42.6040, -71.7315

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

The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south of the North Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the North Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Lunenburg.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LUN.801 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91720 <6>
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fitchburg.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 63 miles to the north).
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FIT.804 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90989 <6>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Townsend Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fitchburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91584 <6>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Cecilias Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leominster.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111015 <6>
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Brick Tavern Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brick Tavern Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern Cemetery
    • Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ayer.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91633 <6>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 North Cemetery.

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

  • Lunenburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Old City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Old City is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
  • Fitchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • South Fitchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
  • Lunenburg Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
  • Townsend Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
  • Townsend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
  • Leominster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
  • West Groton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
  • West Townsend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
  • Shaker Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ashby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • South Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Devens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Devens is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
    • Ayer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
    • Paper Mill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
    • Blackburn Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Groton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Groton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
    • Babbatasset Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
    • Pepperell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
    • Westminster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westminster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
    • Pratts Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
    • North Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Still River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Still River is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
    • East Pepperell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
    • Brookline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <7>
    • Ashburnham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 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 North 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 North 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 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 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 North Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #606576  (North Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606576 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: 167 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shirley
      • Location given for North Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6039785     Lon: -71.7314607
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North 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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.