A visit to the Old Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Leonard Cemetery:
42.3676, -72.9329
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Leonard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Leonard Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Old Leonard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Leonard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Leonard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Converse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Ireland Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Worthington Corners.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRT.800 <5>
- Middlefield Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Diney Grove Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diney Grove Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIF.800 <5>
- Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gate Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.801 <5>
- Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Damon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.805 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bofat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bofat Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bofat Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.803 <5>
- Dawes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dawes Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Cummington.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.804 <5>
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Windsor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norwich Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
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 Leonard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Worthington Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- North Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- West Chesterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Middlefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Chester Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- Swift River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Cummington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Becket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- East Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Westhampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Hinsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
- North Blandford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- West Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Haydenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- West Hawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
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 Leonard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Leonard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Leonard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 Leonard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601433 (Old Leonard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601433 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Old Leonard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3675874 Lon: -72.932876
- 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 Hampshire, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Leonard 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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