A visit to the Rocklawn 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 Rocklawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocklawn Cemetery:
42.3529, -71.5412
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocklawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocklawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Rocklawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocklawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rocklawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marlborough.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- French Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91635 <6>
- Brigham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wilson Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Street Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Cemetery
- Forestuale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forestuale Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestuale Cemetery
- Forestvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MRB.802 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mary Goodnow Gravesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Goodnow Gravesite
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mary Goodnow Gravesite is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Northborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374697 <6>
- Southborough Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The South Berlin Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Berlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Berlin.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRL.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91470 <6>
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bolton Pan Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Pan Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bolton Pan Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Pan Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Old Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Burial Ground is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burial Ground
- Howard Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Street Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocklawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marlborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Marlborough Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Southborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Chapinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Fayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- South Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Northborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Southville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Cordaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Westborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Musketamquid Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Musketamquid Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musketamquid Village
- Sudbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Lower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Saxonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- North Sudbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
- Maynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Framingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Boylston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 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 Rocklawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocklawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Clinton
- Framingham
- Hopkinton
- Hudson
- Marlborough
- Northborough
- Sudbury
- Westborough
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rocklawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Rocklawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601675 (Rocklawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601675 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marlborough
- Location given for Rocklawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3528716 Lon: -71.5411761
- 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 Middlesex, 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 from Point A (ie- Rocklawn 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. |