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A visit to the Saint Josephs Cemetery ...


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:   42.1487°   (42° 8' 55")

Lon:   -71.3926°   (-71° 23' 33")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Norfolk 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 27 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
    • Millis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Acorn Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
      • Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
    • Norfolk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
    • Holliston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
      • Holliston is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
    • Metcalf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • East Holliston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
      • East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
    • Bellingham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
    • Medfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
      • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
    • South Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
      • South Milford is located in Worcester County
    • Wrentham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
      • Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Pondville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
        • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
      • Sherborn
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
        • Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
      • Milford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
        • Milford is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
      • White City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • White City is located in Worcester County
      • Sheldonville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
        • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
      • South Walpole
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
        • South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
      • Walpole
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
        • Walpole is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
      • Hayden Row
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
        • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
      • Hopedale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
        • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
      • Mendon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
        • Mendon is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
      • Burnt Swamp Corner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
        • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
      • North Foxboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
        • North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
      • Ashland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
        • Ashland is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
      • Dover
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
        • Dover is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
      • Hopkinton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
        • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
        • 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.

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the Center Cemetery
    • Holliston Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliston Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holliston Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliston Center Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • North Bellingham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old South Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Burying Ground
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Bellingham Center Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellingham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bellingham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellingham Center Cemetery
      • Center Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Walpole Plains Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walpole Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walpole Plains Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walpole Plains Cemetery
      • Wapole Plains Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wapole Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wapole Plains Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wapole Plains Cemetery
      • New South Burying Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New South Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Burying Ground

    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 #601502  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #601502 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: Holliston
      • County: Norfolk         Elev: 49
      • Location given for GNIS #601502 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)

    The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

    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 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 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: 42.1487, Longitude: -71.3926       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <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.




 

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