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:
42.1487, -71.3926
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 Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Holliston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Paddy Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91173 <6>
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- North Bellingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Street Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Street Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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- Vine Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old South Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester 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 Milford.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91636 <6>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Bellingham Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New South Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Medway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Acorn Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Norfolk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Holliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- East Holliston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Bellingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- South Sherborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Wrentham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Sherborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Sheldonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- South Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Hayden Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- North Foxboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 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 Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Dover
- Franklin
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Milford
- Walpole
- Wrentham
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 Norfolk 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 #601502 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601502 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holliston
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1487085 Lon: -71.3925589
- 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 Norfolk, 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. |