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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:

42.5923, -72.0387

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 Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 25 miles [40.2 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

  • Baptist Common Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Baptist Common Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Common Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Boston Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
  • Norcross Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Norcross Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norcross Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Baldwinville.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TEM.800 <6>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Green Bower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
  • Old Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Old Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Lower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • Phillipston Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Nightingale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • New Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Winchendon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177674 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hubbardston.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 76 miles to the north).
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HUB.807 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90990 <5>
    • The New Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The New Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Templeton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • East Templeton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
  • Gardner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • Baldwinville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
  • Olde English Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
  • South Gardner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
  • Brooks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
  • Phillipston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Goulding Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
  • Waterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Waterville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • South Ashburnham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
  • Pequoig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pequoig is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Winchendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Lane Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westminster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
    • Ashburnham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Winchendon Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
    • Hubbardston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Hubbardston Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
    • Blackburn Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Royalston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Athol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Athol is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Petersham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Petersham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
    • Rindge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <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 Worcester 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 websites either 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 Worcester 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 #606548  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606548 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Templeton
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5923101     Lon: -72.0386898
      • 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 Worcester, 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 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 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.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.