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: CHT.813). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: CHT.813'. 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pine Hill Cemetery:
42.2750, -72.9976
The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pine Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pine Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pine Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pine Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Diney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middlefield Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Blandford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Blanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Norwich Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otis Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Leonard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Leonard Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leonard Cemetery
- Beech Plain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Warfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Damon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
- Gate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pine Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pine Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- Chester Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Blandford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Becket
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- North Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Becket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyringham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- West Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Woronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westhampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- East Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.
- Huntington
- Lee
- Lee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Pine Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
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 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 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: CHT.813
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601441 (Pine Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601441 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: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Pine Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2736995 Lon: -72.9967682
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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- Pine 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 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. |