A visit to the Pigeon Hill 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 Pigeon Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pigeon Hill Cemetery:
42.1245, -71.7656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pigeon Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pigeon Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Pigeon Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pigeon Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pigeon Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pigeon Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Sutton Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sutton Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Town Cemetery
- West Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutton Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Armsby Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armsby Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- West Millbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Millbury Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury Cemetery
- The West Millbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MLB.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992416 <6>
- St. Denis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Sutton Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton Cemetery
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville Cemetery
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUT.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91575 <6>
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- St. Brigade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Dwinell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dwinell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwinell Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Roche Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Roche Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roche Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Church Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Church Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Douglas Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglas Center Cemetery is located in Douglas.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DOU.812 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Road Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Road Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Pigeon Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pigeon Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- West Millbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- East Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- New Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Saundersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Millbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Whitinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- North Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Hodges Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- East Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Uxbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Northbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- West Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Quinsigamond Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Uxbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- East Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- West Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- North Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Rochdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
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 Pigeon Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pigeon Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Grafton
- Millbury
- Oxford
- Uxbridge
- Webster
- Whitinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pigeon Hill 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 Pigeon Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #603925 (Pigeon Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #603925 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford
- Location given for Pigeon Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1245401 Lon: -71.7656255
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pigeon Hill 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.
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| <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. |