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The location of the St. Josephs Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   42.6056°   (42° 36' 20")

Lon:   -71.3120°   (-71° 18' 43")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Josephs Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
      • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
    • North Billerica
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
      • North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
    • Lowell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
    • Middlesex Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Princeton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
      • Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Chelmsford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
      • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
    • Billerica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
      • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
    • Tewksbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
      • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
    • Dracut
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
      • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
    • North Chelmsford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
      • North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
    • Carlisle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
    • Nutting Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake
      • Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Haggetts
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haggetts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
        • Haggetts is located in Essex County
      • Westford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
        • Westford is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
      • Carlisle Station
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
        • Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
      • Pinehurst
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
        • Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County
      • Lowell Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
        • Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
      • Tyngsbororough
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
        • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
      • Village of Nagog Woods
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Nagog Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Nagog Woods
        • Village of Nagog Woods is located in Middlesex County
      • Bedford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
        • Bedford is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
      • Wilmington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
      • Pelham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
        • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
      • Forge Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
        • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Littleton Common
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
        • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
      • Centre Village ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
        • Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
      • New Town ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
        • New Town is located in Middlesex County
      • Burlington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
        • Burlington is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
      • Andover
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
        • Andover is located in Essex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
      • Shawsheen Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
        • Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
      • Dunstable
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
        • Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 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 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.

    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.<5>

    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)
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lowell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91663 <7>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forefathers Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forefathers Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forefathers Burying Ground
    • Old Corner Burying Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Corner Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
      • The Old Corner Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • Old Corner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Corner Burying Ground
    • North Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old North Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Northwest Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Hamblett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Hamblett Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • The Hamblett Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Garrison House Burial Ground
      • Little Burial Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamblett Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LOW.807 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91050 <7>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Woodbine Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Branch Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Branch Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Branch Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201170 <7>
      • Hildreth Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hildreth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lowell.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91080 <7>
      • Hildreth Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the South Cemetery
      • Fox Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fox Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Hill Cemetery
      • Old Center Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
      • Tewksbury Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Tewksbury Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Tewksbury Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977976 <7>
      • Kendall Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
      • St. Francis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Essex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Varnum Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Varnum Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnum Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #599341 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: Billerica
      • County: Middlesex         Elev: 38
      • Location given for GNIS #599341 (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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 42.6056, Longitude: -71.3120       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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