A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
42.4412, -71.7517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- West Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling Cemetery
- High Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The High Plains Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains Cemetery
- The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <5>
- Legge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legge Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- North Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
- North Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Clinton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOL.806 <6>
- Eastwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
- St. Leo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boylston Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Pratts Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Sterling Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- South Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- West Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- East Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- West Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leominster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Ruralville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Still River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Lunenburg Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- South Fitchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Lancaster
- Leominster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #603926 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #603926 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: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4412028 Lon: -71.7517377
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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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