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The location of the St. Anthonys Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 St. Anthonys Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Anthonys Cemetery

Lat:   42.5376°   (42° 32' 15")

Lon:   -71.6467°   (-71° 38' 48")

The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Anthonys Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 St. Anthonys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Anthonys Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Anthonys Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Anthonys Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Shirley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
    • Shaker Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Still River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
      • Still River is located in Worcester County
    • Ayer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
      • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
    • North Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Worcester County
    • Harvard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
    • Shaker Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
    • West Groton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
    • Lancaster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
    • Lunenburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
    • Leominster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
      • Leominster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
    • Pratts Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
      • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • South Lancaster
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
        • South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
      • Littleton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
        • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
      • Groton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
        • Groton is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
      • Paper Mill Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
        • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Bolton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
        • Bolton is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
      • Boxborough
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
        • Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
      • South Fitchburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
        • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Townsend Harbor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
        • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
      • Clinton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
      • Seventh Day Adventist Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist Village
        • Seventh Day Adventist Village is located in Worcester County
      • Centre Village ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
        • Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Littleton Common
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
        • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
      • Forge Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
        • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Old City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
        • Old City is located in Middlesex County
      • Fitchburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
        • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 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 St. Anthonys 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 St. Anthonys Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Anthonys Cemetery.<4>

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

    • Village Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Brick Tavern Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Tavern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick Tavern Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Tavern Cemetery
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ayer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91633 <6>
    • Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marys Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Lunenburg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LUN.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91720 <6>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. Cecilias Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leominster.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilias Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111015 <6>
    • North Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Village Cemetery
    • North Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Village Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Harvard Center Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Harvard Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harvard Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harvard.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvard Center Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91060 <6>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • St. Leo Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • North Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Middle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Cemetery
      • Middle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Cemetery
      • Old Settlers Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
      • Old Settlers Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
      • Eastwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Clinton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastwood Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOL.806 <5>
      • Eastwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastwood Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
        • Hill Cemetery
        • North Burying Ground
        • Old North Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BXB.801 <5>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <6>

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

    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 St. Anthonys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601822  (Saint Anthonys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #601822 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: Shirley
      • County: Middlesex         Elev: 86
      • Location given for GNIS #601822 (Saint Anthonys Cemetery)

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

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Anthonys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5376, Longitude: -71.6467       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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 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.




 

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