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A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...

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

42.6359, -72.2690

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

The Perry Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Perry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Perry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gale & Gates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Warwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Warwick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Warwick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Warwick.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91820 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary RC Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.807 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91078 <5>
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Royalston Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bliss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellinwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood Cemetery
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Doe Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90943 <5>
  • Lawrence Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lawrence Brook Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Brook Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Jonas Alliene Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Coller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coller Cemetery
    • Fay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • Barus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Barus Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barus Cemetery
    • South Mountain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
    • New Sherborn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sherborn Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.

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

  • North Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
  • Tully
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • Athol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Mayo Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
  • Royalston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Warwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Wendell Depot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
  • Erving
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Erving is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
  • Morse Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>
  • Wendell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wendell is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • New Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Salem is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
    • Phillipston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Brooks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
    • Goulding Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
    • Baldwinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
    • Northfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Millington ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Millington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • Petersham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Petersham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
    • Templeton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
    • Winchendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Winchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzwilliam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • West Northfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
    • Mount Hermon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon

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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602443  (Perry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602443 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: 258 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Grace
      • Location given for Perry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6359193     Lon: -72.2689729
      • 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 '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- Perry 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 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.
    <6>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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.