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A visit to the Saint Josephs Cemetery ...

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. Josephs Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.1543°   (42° 9' 15")

Lon:   -72.7245°   (-72° 43' 28")

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east southeast of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Middle Farms Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paucatuck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HLY.800 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Forestdale Cemetery West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestdale Cemetery West
    • The Forestdale Cemetery West is located in Hampden County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery West is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Holyoke.
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forestdale Cemetery West with the St. Josephs Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 (located 67 miles to the northwest).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90992 <6>
  • Southampton Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southampton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southampton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Southampton Center Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91682 <6>
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Ashley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
  • Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Montgomery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91231 <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Montgomery Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Park Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chicopee.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHI.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90970 <6>
    • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
      • The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chicopee.
      • The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91525 <6>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ste. Rose Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ste. Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ste. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ste. Rose Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Forestdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestdale Cemetery
      • The Forestdale Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holyoke.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Forestdale Cemetery with the St. Josephs Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 (located 69 miles to the northwest).
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HLY.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90991 <6>
    • St. Jerome Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jerome Cemetery
      • The St. Jerome Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jerome Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holyoke.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91574 <6>

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. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Hampton Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
    • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
  • Westfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
  • West Springfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
  • Southampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Woronoco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
    • Woronoco is located in Hampden County
  • Hosmer Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
    • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
  • Feeding Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
    • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
  • Chicopee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
  • Aldenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
    • Aldenville is located in Hampden County
  • Holyoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
  • Southwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Southwick is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Russell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
    • Rising Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
      • Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Agawam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
    • Easthampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
      • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
    • Granville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Huntington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
    • Westhampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
      • Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Longmeadow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
    • South Hadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
      • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
    • Mount Tom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Tom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
      • Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
    • West Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
      • West Farms is located in Hampshire County
    • Blandford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Suffield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
      • Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
    • West Suffield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
      • West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <8>
    • Indian Orchard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
      • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County

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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Josephs Cemetery:

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. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601296  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601296 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: Mount Tom
    • County: Hampden         Elev: 76
    • Location given for GNIS #601296 (Saint Josephs 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 Hampden, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Josephs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1543, Longitude: -72.7245       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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