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A visit to the Saint Dennis 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. Dennis Cemetery ...

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

42.6459, -71.8981

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south of the St. Dennis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Dennis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Dennis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
  • Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Winchendon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177674 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fitchburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91584 <5>
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fitchburg.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 63 miles to the north).
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FIT.804 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90989 <5>
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Smithville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Old Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Worcester 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 northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91864 <5>
    • Notre Dame Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91342 <5>
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91579 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Green Bower Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Woodside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Ashburnham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Blackburn Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
  • Lane Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
  • South Ashburnham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
  • South Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
  • Ashby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Pequoig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pequoig is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
  • Gardner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • Westminster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Westminster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
  • Fitchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Winchendon Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
  • Olde English Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Gardner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
    • Winchendon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • South Fitchburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
    • Old City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • West Townsend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
    • Waterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Baldwinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • East Templeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • Lunenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
    • Townsend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Greenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <7>
    • Rindge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <7>
    • Templeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
    • Leominster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leominster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
    • West Rindge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge

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. Dennis 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. Dennis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Dennis 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. Dennis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602273  (Saint Dennis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602273 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: 396 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashburnham
      • Location given for Saint Dennis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6459211     Lon: -71.8981317
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Dennis 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 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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.