A visit to the Old First 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 Old First Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old First Cemetery:
42.1601, -71.5981
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old First Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old First 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 northwest of the Old First Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old First Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old First Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old First Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Upton.
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradish Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #UPT.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90805 <6>
- Riverdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91501 <6>
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Road Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Road Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425354 <6>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- The Locust Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davenport Cemetery
- Hopedale Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Purchase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Purchase Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Purchase Cemetery
- The North Purchase Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Purchase Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91324 <6>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The George Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MEN.802 <5>
- Gaskill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MEN.804 <5>
- Vernon Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91636 <6>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old First Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old First Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Upton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- West Upton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Northbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Hopedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Whitinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- New Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- North Uxbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Uxbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hayden Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Saundersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- South Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- North Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Westborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- East Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Bellingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Cordaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 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 Old First 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 Old First Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grafton
- Hopkinton
- Milford
- Millbury
- Uxbridge
- Westborough
- Whitinsville
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 Old First 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 Old First Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601664 (Old First Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601664 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: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milford
- Location given for Old First Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1600959 Lon: -71.5981209
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old First 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.
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| <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. |