A visit to the Saint Denis Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the St. Denis Cemetery (MACRIS ID: DOU.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: DOU.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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. Denis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Denis Cemetery:
42.0762, -71.7261
The St. Denis Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Denis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Denis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Denis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Denis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Douglas Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The South Sutton Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton Cemetery
- Pigeon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pigeon Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- West Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Royal Taft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Royal Taft Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Taft Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armsby Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armsby Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Sutton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sutton Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Town Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Abigail Mitchell Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich - Thayer Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joseph Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Road Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Road Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
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 St. Denis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Denis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Whitinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- New Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Uxbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- North Uxbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- East Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Millbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saundersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Pascoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whipple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- West Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Hodges Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- West Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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. Denis 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 St. Denis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millbury
- Oxford
- Pascoag
- Uxbridge
- Webster
- Whitinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Denis 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 St. Denis Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: DOU.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600364 (Saint Denis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600364 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: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Uxbridge
- Location given for Saint Denis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0764856 Lon: -71.7259021
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <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- St. Denis 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 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. |
| <6> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |