A visit to the Plainview 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 Plainview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plainview Cemetery:
42.4968, -72.4759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Plainview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plainview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Plainview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plainview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jackson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
- Mervel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- North Sunderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Town Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Town Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Farm Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Nook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Long Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Shutesbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91835 <6>
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Diemand Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Millers Falls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91107 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plainview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plainview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moores Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Locks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Leverett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Montague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Shutesbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Lake Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Sunderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Cooleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Wendell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Millers Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- South Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- North Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
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- East Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Morse Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Montague City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Whately
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Amherst Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- East Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- West Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Turners Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
- Erving
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
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 Plainview 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 Plainview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 Plainview 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 Plainview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #607077 (Plainview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #607077 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: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shutesbury
- Location given for Plainview Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4967549 Lon: -72.4759201
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plainview 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. |