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A visit to the Old Saint Williams 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 St. Williams Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Williams Cemetery:

42.2595, -72.2473

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

The Old St. Williams Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.

The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old St. Williams Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Williams 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 St. Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Quabbin Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
  • South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
  • Palmer Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Palmer Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Center Cemetery
  • Cotter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cotter Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • South Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Brookfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
      • The Hale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Southeast Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NBR.803 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91048 <6>
    • Old Warren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Warren Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Warren Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Williams Cemetery.

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

  • Ware
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ware is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
  • West Warren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Warren is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
  • Gilbertville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Bondsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
  • West Brimfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
  • West Brookfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Enfield ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Thorndike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
  • Hardwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hardwick is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Smiths ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smiths is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
  • Three Rivers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Greenwich ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • New Braintree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Braintree is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Belchertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmer is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
    • Tenneyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
    • Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
    • North Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
    • Wheelwright
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
    • Brimfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • East Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
    • Barre Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
    • North Wilbraham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
    • Monson
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • South Barre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre

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 St. Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampshire County.

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602385  (Old Saint Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602385 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: 123 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ware
      • Location given for Old Saint Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2595368     Lon: -72.2473022
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old St. Williams 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.