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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   42.3953°   (42° 23' 43")

Lon:   -72.7328°   (-72° 43' 58")

The cemetery is located in Hampshire County<3>.

As an estimate, the Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.

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 .

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Village Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Hampshire County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Village Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
    • Haydenville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
      • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
    • Leeds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
    • Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Florence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Hampshire County
    • West Hatfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
      • West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • North Hatfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
      • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Whately
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
      • Whately is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
    • Chesterfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Westhampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
      • Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Northampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
      • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
    • Hatfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Swift River
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
        • Swift River is located in Hampshire County
      • West Chesterfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
        • West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
      • South Ashfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
        • South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
      • Hadley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
        • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • South Deerfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
        • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
      • Conway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
        • Conway is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Ashfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
        • Ashfield is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
      • Easthampton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
        • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
      • Mount Tom
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
        • Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
      • Sunderland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
        • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
      • Cummington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
        • Cummington is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
      • Amherst Center
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
        • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Amherst
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
        • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
      • North Amherst
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
        • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Worthington Corners
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
        • Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Village Hill Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • Torrey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Torrey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Northampton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NTH.807 <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southpart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southpart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southpart Cemetery
    • Cricket Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cricket Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cricket Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cricket Hill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Damon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damon Cemetery
      • West Farms Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Boyden Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyden Cemetery
      • Mt. Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Whately Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Whately Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Whately Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WHA.801 <2>
      • 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.

    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:

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    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.

    <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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Village Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3953, Longitude: -72.7328    
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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