A visit to the Plainville Cemetery ...

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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   42.3760°   (42° 22' 33")

Lon:   -72.5549°   (-72° 33' 17")

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 .

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hadley Cemetery
  • The North Hadley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HAD.802 <1>

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• West Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
  • The West Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #AMH.800 <1>

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• Wildwood Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
  • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Amherst.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91862 <5>

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• Russellville Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russellville Cemetery
  • The Russellville Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HAD.803 <1>

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• Old Hadley Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hadley Cemetery
  • The Old Hadley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County

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• North Amherst Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Amherst Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
• Holy Trinity Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Hampshire County

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• Hebrew Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Northampton.
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NTH.807 <1>

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• East Whately Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Whately Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Whately Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The East Whately Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WHA.801 <1>
• St. Mary Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
  • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91623 <5>

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• Bridge Street Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Street Cemetery
  • The Bridge Street Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NTH.803 <1>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90814 <5>

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• Valley Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
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  • Long Plain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Plain Cemetery
    • The Long Plain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEV.800 <1>

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  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • The Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • The Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WHA.803 <1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91110 <5>

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  • Whately Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whately Center Cemetery
    • The Whately Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WHA.800 <1>

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  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
    • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NTH.804 <1>

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  • Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Park Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Street Cemetery
    • The Park Street Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NTH.802 <1>

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  • Dwight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
  • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
• Amherst
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people

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• North Hadley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
  • North Hadley is located in Hampshire County

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• Hadley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
  • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
• East Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
  • East Village is located in Hampshire County
• North Amherst
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Amherst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
  • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County

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• Hatfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
• South Amherst
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
  • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
• West Pelham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pelham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
  • West Pelham is located in Hampshire County

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• North Hatfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
  • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County

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• West Hatfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hatfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
  • West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County

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• Northampton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people

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  • Leverett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Leverett is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people

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  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Hampshire County

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  • Sunderland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people

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  • Bay State
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay State. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
    • Bay State is located in Hampshire County

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  • Mount Tom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Tom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
    • Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County

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  • Whately
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
    • Whately is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people

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  • Leeds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
  • South Deerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
    • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Pelham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people

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  • Haydenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
    • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
  • South Hadley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
    • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people

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  • Granby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Granby is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
  • West Farms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
    • West Farms is located in Hampshire County

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  • Easthampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
    • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people

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  • Shutesbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
    • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people

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  • Moores Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moores Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
    • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County

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  • Williamsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people

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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
  • Amherst lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East (E) of the Plainville Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amherst.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
• Easthampton
  • Easthampton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Plainville Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Easthampton.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
• Northampton
  • Northampton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Plainville Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Northampton.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Hampshire County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Hartford County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Tolland County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Berkshire County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Essex County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Franklin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hampden County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Worcester County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Cheshire County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Windham County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Hampshire County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Massachusetts
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Massachusetts
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Hampshire
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Plainville Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #601168  (Plainville Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #601168 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Toby
  • County: Hampshire         Elev: 37
  • Location given for GNIS #601168 (Plainville Cemetery)
• Referenced MACRIS Record:  HAD.804

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Plainville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3760, Longitude: -72.5549
<4>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>	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.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.