A visit to the Old Center Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Old Center Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MTR.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MTR.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Center Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Center Cemetery

Lat:   42.2020°   (42° 12' 7")

Lon:   -73.2261°   (-73° 13' 33")

The Old Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Old Center Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Center Cemetery.<4>

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

• Corashire Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corashire Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corashire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Corashire Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
• Hartsville Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsville Cemetery
  • The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Hartsville Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Hartsville Cemetery
• South Lee Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lee Cemetery
  • The South Lee Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEE.801 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the South Lee Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the South Lee Cemetery
• Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
  • The Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334122 <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
• St. Peters Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the St. Peters Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the St. Peters Cemetery
• Elmwood Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Elmwood Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Elmwood Cemetery
• New Marlborough Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Marlborough Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Marlborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The New Marlborough Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
• West Center Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The West Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
• Fairmount Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
  • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lee.
  • The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Center Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEE.802 <1>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726624 <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Fairmount Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Fairmount Cemetery
• Pelton Brook Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelton Brook Cemetery
  • The Pelton Brook Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pelton Brook Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Van Deusenville.
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GBR.804 <1>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157519 <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Pelton Brook Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Pelton Brook Cemetery
• VanDeusen Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VanDeusen Cemetery
  • The VanDeusen Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • The VanDeusen Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Van Deusen Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226435 <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the VanDeusen Cemetery
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to the VanDeusen Cemetery
• Carroll Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Otis Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otis Center Cemetery
    • The Otis Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Otis Center Cemetery
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Otis Center Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Marian Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marian Community Cemetery
    • The Marian Community Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marian Community Cemetery is located in Stockbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226063 <6>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Marian Community Cemetery
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Marian Community Cemetery
  • Stockbridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockbridge Cemetery
    • The Stockbridge Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #STO.805 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Stockbridge Cemetery
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to the Stockbridge Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Montville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Beech Plain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Plain Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAN.800 <1>

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 Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Monterey
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monterey
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to Monterey
• Hartsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hartsville
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to Hartsville
• Tyringham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyringham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
  • Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• New Marlborough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
  • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Marlborough
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to New Marlborough
• South Lee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
  • South Lee is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Lee
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to South Lee
• Mill River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
  • Mill River is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mill River
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to Mill River
• Southfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
• Otis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Otis is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Otis
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to Otis
• North Otis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
  • North Otis is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Otis
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to North Otis
• West Becket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
  • West Becket is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Becket
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to West Becket
• East Lee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
  • East Lee is located in Berkshire County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Lee
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to East Lee
• Great Barrington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Great Barrington
  • From the Old Center Cemetery to Great Barrington
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Sandisfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
    • Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sandisfield
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Sandisfield
  • Stockbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stockbridge
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Stockbridge
  • Van Deusenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Deusenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
    • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Van Deusenville
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Van Deusenville
  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lee
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Lee
  • Glendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Berkshire County
  • Housatonic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
    • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Housatonic
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Housatonic
  • Sheffield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sheffield
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Sheffield
  • South Sandisfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
    • South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Sandisfield
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to South Sandisfield
  • East Otis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
    • East Otis is located in Berkshire County
  • Rockdale Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
    • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockdale Mills
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Rockdale Mills
  • Lenox Dale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
    • Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lenox Dale
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Lenox Dale
  • Alford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
    • Alford is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alford
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Alford
  • Egremont Plain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egremont Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Egremont Plain
    • From the Old Center Cemetery to Egremont Plain

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 Center Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berkshire County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Center Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Great Barrington.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
• Lee
  • Lee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Center Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old Center Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stockbridge.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge

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 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 Old Center Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Berkshire County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Hartford County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Litchfield County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Franklin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hampden County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hampshire County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Worcester County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Columbia County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Dutchess County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Greene County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Rensselaer County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Berkshire County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Massachusetts
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Massachusetts
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Berkshire
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Old Center Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Center Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #604025  (Old Center Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #604025 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Monterey
  • County: Berkshire         Elev: 463
  • Location given for GNIS #604025 (Old Center Cemetery)
• Referenced MACRIS Record:  MTR.800

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/