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A visit to the Polish 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 Polish Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polish Cemetery:

42.5793, -72.6176

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Polish Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the northeast of the Polish Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Polish Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Polish Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polish Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lower Meadow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Lower Meadow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Meadow Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • West Deerfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Upper Meadows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hawks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hawks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
  • Old Albany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Old Albany Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albany Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Burnham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • High Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Skinner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Deerfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shelburne Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locust Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polish Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polish Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Deerfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • East Deerfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
  • Montague City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Montague City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
  • Turners Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
  • Factory Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
  • Montague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montague is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Lake Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Millers Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
  • Shattuckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
  • Shelburne Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
    • Colrain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Bernardston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bernardston is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Griswoldville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • Sunderland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Foundry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
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    • Leyden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Buckland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Buckland is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Ashfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • South Ashfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
    • Whately
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Whately is located in Franklin County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
    • Moores Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
    • Elm Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Mount Hermon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon

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 Polish Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polish 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 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 Polish 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 Polish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601217  (Polish Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601217 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: 81 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenfield
      • Location given for Polish Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5792525     Lon: -72.6175898
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polish 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.

    <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.