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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. 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:

42.6056, -71.3120

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 Middlesex County<2>.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south 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 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lowell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91663 <6>
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • School Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forefathers Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Corner Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Corner Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Corner Burying Ground
    • The Old Corner Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • Old Corner Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old North Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Northwest Cemetery
  • Hamblett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hamblett Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblett Cemetery
    • The Hamblett Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garrison House Burial Ground
    • Little Burial Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LOW.807 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91050 <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Pine Branch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Branch Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lowell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201170 <6>
    • Hildreth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hildreth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lowell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91080 <6>
    • Hildreth Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Heart Pond Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • Fox Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fox Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill Cemetery
    • Old Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Old Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
    • Tewksbury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Tewksbury Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tewksbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tewksbury.
      • The Tewksbury Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977976 <6>
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Varnum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Varnum Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnum Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Ayres City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
  • Chelmsford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
  • North Billerica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
  • Lowell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Middlesex Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
  • Princeton Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
  • Billerica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
  • Tewksbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
  • Dracut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
  • North Chelmsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
  • Carlisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
  • Nutting Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Collinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Haggetts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Haggetts is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
    • Westford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Westford is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
    • Carlisle Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
    • Bedford Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
    • Pinehurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • East Littleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
    • Lowell Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
    • Tyngsbororough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
    • Village of Nagog Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bedford is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
    • Wilmington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
    • West Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Andover is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Pelham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <7>

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 Middlesex 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 start with 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. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex 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 #599341  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599341 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: Middlesex
      • Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Billerica
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6056476     Lon: -71.3120046
      • 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 Middlesex, 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 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.

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