A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:
42.1501, -71.4912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vernon Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- North Purchase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The North Purchase Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Purchase Cemetery
- The North Purchase Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Purchase Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91324 <6>
- Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- North Bellingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Paddy Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91173 <6>
- Hopedale Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MEN.804 <5>
- South Hopedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- The Locust Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davenport Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MEN.802 <5>
- Swandale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Swandale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandale Cemetery
- Bellingham Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Holliston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Hopedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hayden Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- South Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Metcalf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Bellingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Holliston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Hopkinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- East Holliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- West Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- East Blackstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Acorn Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Cordaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- North Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Southville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Millerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- South Sherborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Sherborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Northbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Franklin
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Milford
- Uxbridge
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601482 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601482 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holliston
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1500966 Lon: -71.4911733
- 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 Worcester, 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- Sacred Heart 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. |