A visit to the Pine Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WSF.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WSF.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 Pine Hill Cemetery ...
The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashley Cemetery
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Hampden County
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- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Forestdale Cemetery West
- Middle Farms Cemetery
- Montgomery Center Cemetery
- New Cemetery
- The New Cemetery is located in Hampden County
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- North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery is located in Hampden County
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- Northeast Cemetery
- The Northeast Cemetery is located in Hampden County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Southwick Cemetery
- Park Street Cemetery
- Paucatuck Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hampden County
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- St. Thomas Cemetery
- Silver Street Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Pine Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Agawam
- Aldenville
- Blandford
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Chicopee
- East Hartland
- Easthampton
- Feeding Hills
- Granby
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- Granby
- Granville
- Granville is located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
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- Holyoke
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hosmer Corner
- Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Longmeadow
- Merrick
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
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- North Granby
- Rising Corner
- Russell
- Salmon Brook
- Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Southwick
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Springfield
- Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
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- Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- Suffield
- West Granby
- West Granville
- West Springfield
- West Suffield
- Westfield
- Woronoco
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 Pine Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pine Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agawam
- Chicopee
- Easthampton
- Holyoke
- Huntington
- Springfield
- Suffield
- West Springfield
- Westfield
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 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 Pine Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampden 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 Pine Hill Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: WSF.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601386 (Pine Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601386 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: Hampden
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southwick
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 Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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