A visit to the Phillipston Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Phillipston Center Cemetery (MACRIS ID: PHL.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: PHL.800'. 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 Phillipston Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phillipston Center Cemetery:
42.5513, -72.1340
The Phillipston Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Phillipston Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Phillipston Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Phillipston Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillipston Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baptist Common Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norcross Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Sherborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sherborn Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
- Ledgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ledgeville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgeville Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fay Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.804 <1>
- Northwest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- West Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coolidge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston 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 Phillipston Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phillipston Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Phillipston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goulding Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Brooks Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Templeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- East Templeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Baldwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Athol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olde English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
- South Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Heald Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Hubbardston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millington ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royalston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Ashburnham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pequoig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morse Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
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 Phillipston Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillipston Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athol
- Athol lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Phillipston Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Barre
- Barre lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Phillipston Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Gardner
- Orange
- Orange lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Phillipston Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orange.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Royalston
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 Phillipston Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 Phillipston Center Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: PHL.800
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, 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' (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- Phillipston Center 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. |