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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:

42.1129, -72.0765

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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the North Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
    • The St. George Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Georges Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91569 <5>
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Notre Dame Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326998 <5>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91632 <5>
  • Old Warren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Warren Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Warren Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Podunk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Podunk Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk Cemetery
  • New Notre Dame Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351697 <5>
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Hedwig Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hedwig Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Hedwig Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194359 <5>
  • Dresser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dresser Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser Cemetery
  • Bay Path Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Westridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brimfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blackmer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blackmer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer Cemetery
    • Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cranberry Meadow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberry Meadow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Spencer.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484346 <5>
    • Brookfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Northwest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
    • Northside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Northside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
    • Corbin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 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:

  • Sturbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
  • Old Sturbridge Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fiskdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
  • Globe Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
  • Southbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Charlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Charlton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
  • Charlton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlton City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
  • Charlton Depot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
  • Brimfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
  • Brookfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Wales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wales is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
    • Quinebaug
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dudley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dudley is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
    • East Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Fabyan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Oxford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
    • Spencer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spencer is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
    • Warren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Warren is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
    • Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
    • East Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Merino Village ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
    • Webster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Webster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
      • Webster has also been known as:
      • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
    • Hodges Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
    • North Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
    • North Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
    • Rochdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
    • West Warren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Warren is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
    • West Brimfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield

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. 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 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 #602284  (North Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602284 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: 179 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Southbridge
      • Location given for North Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1128724     Lon: -72.0764648
      • 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 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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