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:
42.4798, -72.8726
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 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the North Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dawes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawes Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Cummington.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.804 <5>
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.805 <5>
- Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Allis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Cemetery
- East Windsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Worthington Corners.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRT.800 <5>
- Ashfield Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WND.802 <5>
- Gate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gate Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.801 <5>
- Doane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Doane Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HAW.806 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Ireland Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Leonard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Leonard Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leonard Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Torrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Bofat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bofat Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bofat Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.803 <5>
- Cricket Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cricket Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill Cemetery
- Brier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brier Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Damon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
- Old Village Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Village Hill Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Village Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- The Old Village Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamsburg Center Cemetery
- Williamsburg Center Old Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLM.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963904 <6>
- Village Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Village Hill Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976977 <6>
- Howland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- North Shirkshire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leavitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt 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]<3> of the North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cummington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Swift River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Plainfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Worthington Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- West Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- South Ashfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Ashfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- West Hawley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- East Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Savoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Shelburne Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Charlemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Middlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- North Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Haydenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Whately
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Savoy Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #602162 (North Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602162 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: 392 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for North Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4798083 Lon: -72.8725951
- 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' 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.
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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. |