A visit to the Plainville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Plainville Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HAD.804). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HAD.804'. 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 Plainville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plainville Cemetery:
42.3760, -72.5549
The Plainville Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies just to the southwest of the Plainville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plainville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Plainville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plainville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Hadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Amherst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Whately Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Long Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whately Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.805 <1>
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 Plainville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plainville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amherst Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Hadley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hadley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- South Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- West Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bay State
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whately
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- South Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haydenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- South Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- West Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easthampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shutesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 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 Plainville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plainville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Easthampton
- Northampton
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 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 Plainville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 Plainville Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: HAD.804
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601168 (Plainville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601168 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Toby
- Location given for Plainville Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3764782 Lon: -72.5884222
- 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 Hampshire, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plainville 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. |