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A visit to the Old Burying Ground ...

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 Old Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Burying Ground:

42.1801, -72.9284

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

The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Warfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
  • North Blandford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Blanford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
  • Norwich Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Montgomery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91231 <6>
  • Montgomery Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tolland Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Northeast Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Northeast Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Cemetery
    • Otis Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Otis Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Center Cemetery
    • Beech Plain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Middle Farms Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Quarter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The South Quarter Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quarter Cemetery
    • Silver Street Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Silver Street Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Street Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Street Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Westfield.
      • The Silver Street Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Granville Cemetery
      • Southeast Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRN.806 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <6>
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Southampton Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Old Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Blandford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Blandford is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Russell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Russell is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
  • North Blandford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Blandford is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
  • Huntington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntington is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
  • Woronoco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woronoco is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
  • East Otis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Otis is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
  • West Granville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Granville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chester is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
  • Chester Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chester Center is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Granville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
  • Hampton Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
  • Otis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Otis is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Chester is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
    • North Otis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Otis is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
    • Westfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Westfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
    • Southampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
    • Southwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Westhampton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Sandisfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Hartland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • West Hartland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
    • East Hartland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Middlefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • West Becket
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Becket is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket

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 Old Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Burying Ground.

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 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 Old Burying Ground:

  • 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 Old Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1978323  (Old Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1978323 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: 440 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blandford
      • Location given for Old Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 42.1800907     Lon: -72.9284336
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Burying Ground) 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.
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