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A visit to the Oak Knoll 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 Knoll Cemetery ...

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

42.1626, -72.3259

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

The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oak Knoll Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Knoll Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Palmer Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Palmer Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Center Cemetery
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Wilbraham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The East Wilbraham Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilbraham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Wilbraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Palmer.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.804 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90934 <6>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91098 <6>
  • Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Main Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bethany RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethany RC Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany RC Cemetery
    • The Bethany RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethany Cemetery
    • Bethany Road Cemetery
    • Pearl Street Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394703 <6>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Wilbraham.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.803 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191543 <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Main Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grouts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grouts Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouts Cemetery
    • Woodland Dell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
      • The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burying Yard Cemetery
      • Center Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90745 <6>
    • South Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Munsing Street Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ludlow Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ludlow Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Center Cemetery
    • Island Pond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moulton Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brimfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Old St. Williams 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.

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

  • Palmer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Palmer is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
  • Thorndike
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
  • Tenneyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
  • Three Rivers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Bondsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
  • West Brimfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
  • Monson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Monson is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • West Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Warren is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
  • North Wilbraham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
  • Wilbraham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
  • South Factory Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brimfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Warren is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
    • Ludlow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
    • Hampden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • State Line
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • State Line is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Wales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wales is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
    • Belchertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
    • Ware
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ware is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
    • Indian Orchard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
    • State Line
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Ludlow City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
    • Baptist Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holland is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • West Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 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 Oak Knoll Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Knoll Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belchertown
  • Ware
    • Ware lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ware.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oak Knoll Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Hampden 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 Knoll Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602434  (Oak Knoll Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602434 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: Hampden
      • Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palmer
      • Location given for Oak Knoll Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1625937     Lon: -72.3259149
      • 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 Hampden, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Knoll 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.