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:
42.6606, -71.5606
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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Pepperell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pepperell Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pepperell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pepperell.
- The Pepperell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEP.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980734 <6>
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pepperell.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEP.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141120 <6>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Groton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunstable Central Burial Ground
- Dunstable Central Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAR.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90856 <6>
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Westford.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WSR.804 <5>
- St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Townsend Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 in Ayer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91633 <6>
- Hillsde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillsde Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsde Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TYN.805 <5>
- Old Dunstable Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Dunstable Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunstable Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- East Pepperell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Babbatasset Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- Pepperell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Paper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Hollis Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Dunstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- West Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <7>
- Townsend Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Forge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Tyngsbororough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Brookline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Old City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Devens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- East Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
- Westford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
- Nashua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <7>
- Lunenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Centre Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- Littleton Common
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- North Chelmsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <7>
- South Merrimack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- West Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
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.
- Ayer
- Ayer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ayer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Brookline
- Groton
- Hollis
- Hudson
- Nashua
- Pepperell
- Westford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. 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 #606560 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606560 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: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pepperell
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6606452 Lon: -71.5606232
- 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 'straight-line' 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |