A visit to the Old Village Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Village Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Village Hill Cemetery (FG ID #1963904).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Old Village Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WLM.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WLM.801'. 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. 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 Village Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Village Hill Cemetery:
42.3953, -72.7328
The Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
The cemetery is located in Hampshire County<3>.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the west of The Old Village Hill Cemetery is the Village Hill Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies just to the southeast of the Old Village Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Village Hill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Village Hill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Village Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamsburg Center Cemetery
- Williamsburg Center Old Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Old Village Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Village Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bofat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Park Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whately Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Southpart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southpart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpart Cemetery
- Cricket Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cricket Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Damon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
- West Farms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Whately Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Old Village Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Village Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haydenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whately
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Westhampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bay State
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Northampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- North Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swift River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- South Ashfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easthampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Tom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cummington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Village Hill 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 Village Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashfield
- Conway
- Conway lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Village Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Easthampton
- Northampton
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 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 Village Hill 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 Village Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1963904
Referenced MACRIS Record: WLM.801
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Village Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |