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A visit to the Old South 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 South Cemetery ...

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

42.5240, -72.5356

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

The Old South Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the northwest of the Old South Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old South Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old South Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
  • Pine Nook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Sunderland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Deerfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mervel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
  • Jackson Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
  • Town Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Town Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Farm Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burnham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Albany Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Old Albany Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albany Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
    • Dry Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
    • East Mineral Road 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 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old South Cemetery.

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

  • Montague
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Montague is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Lake Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
  • Moores Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
  • East Deerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
  • Deerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • South Deerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
  • Sunderland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Montague City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montague City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
  • Millers Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
  • Turners Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
  • Leverett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leverett is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
  • Locks Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Greenfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Whately
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whately is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
    • North Amherst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
    • Wendell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • North Hatfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
    • Shutesbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
    • Erving
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Conway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Conway is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
    • North Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
    • Cooleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
    • Amherst Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
    • East Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • West Pelham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
    • New Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • New Salem is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
    • Morse Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
    • Wendell Depot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Mount Hermon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Bernardston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bernardston is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 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 South Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 South Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 South Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601208  (Old South Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601208 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenfield
      • Location given for Old South Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5239762     Lon: -72.5356434
      • 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 Franklin, 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 South 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.