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. 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
42.1543, -72.7245
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Forestdale Cemetery West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Forestdale Cemetery West is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery West
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery West is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Holyoke.
- Be careful, some people have confused the Forestdale Cemetery West with the St. Josephs Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90992 <6>
- Southampton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- 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)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- 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)
- Clarks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- 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)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- 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)
- The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
- 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)
- The Ste. Rose Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ste. Rose Cemetery
- Forestdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Forestdale Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery
- 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 .
- 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)
- The St. Jerome Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jerome Cemetery
- 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 25 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)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Westfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- West Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Merrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Southampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Woronoco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Hosmer Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Aldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Southwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Rising Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Agawam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Easthampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Westhampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Longmeadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- South Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Mount Tom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- West Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Blandford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 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. 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.
- Agawam
- Chicopee
- Easthampton
- Holyoke
- Huntington
- Springfield
- West Springfield
- Westfield
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 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:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampden 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601296 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601296 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: Hampden
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Tom
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.154259 Lon: -72.7245373
- 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 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 '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. Josephs 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. |