A visit to the Saint Brigids 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 St. Brigids Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Brigids Cemetery:
42.3723, -72.5495
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Brigids Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Brigids 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 St. Brigids Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Brigids Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Brigids Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Brigids Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Amherst.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GNB.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91836 <6>
- North Hadley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- 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 <6>
- Russellville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hadley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hadley Cemetery
- North Amherst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- East Whately Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.805 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Long Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Whately Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in South Hadley.
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Vale Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vale Cemetery
- The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metacomet Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.804 <5>
- Munsell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Munsell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Brigids Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Brigids Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amherst Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- North Hadley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Hadley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- East Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Hatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- South Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- West Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- North Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- West Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- Northampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bay State
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Sunderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Mount Tom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- Leverett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Whately
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- South Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- South Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Haydenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Shutesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 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. Brigids Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Brigids 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 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 St. Brigids Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 St. Brigids Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601158 (Saint Brigids Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601158 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Holyoke
- Location given for Saint Brigids Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3723119 Lon: -72.5495325
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Brigids 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. |