A visit to the Northwest 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 Northwest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Northwest Cemetery:
42.0529, -71.9584
The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County<1>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Northwest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Northwest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Northwest Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Northwest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blackmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blackmer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUD.802 <4>
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dresser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dresser Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser Cemetery
- Old Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Woodstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Woodstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Bay Path Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmvale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elmvale Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmvale Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swedish Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swiss Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
- Tourtellotte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Northwest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Northwest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dudley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Quinebaug
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fabyan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- East Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Southbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Globe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Charlton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Grosvenor Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Hodges Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- West Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Old Sturbridge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlton Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
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 Northwest 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 Northwest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oxford
- Thompson
- Webster
- Woodstock
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 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 Northwest 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 Northwest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602204 (Northwest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602204 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: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webster
- Location given for Northwest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0528739 Lon: -71.9589624
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |