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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:

42.0684, -71.8704

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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north 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 20 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.

  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilsonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Wilsonville Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilsonville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Webster.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135827 <6>
  • Bates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
  • Tourtellotte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Tourtellotte Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourtellotte Cemetery
    • The Tourtellotte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tourtellot Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151488 <6>
  • Jacobs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Roche Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Roche Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roche Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Dresser Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Dresser Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser Cemetery
    • Blackmer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Blackmer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer Cemetery
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Upham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Upham Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham Cemetery
      • The Upham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cortiss Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103786 <6>
    • West Sutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutton Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sutton Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Town 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 Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • East Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
  • Merino Village ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Merino Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
  • Webster
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Webster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
    • Webster has also been known as:
    • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • West Oxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
  • Dudley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dudley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
  • Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
  • Hodges Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
  • Quinebaug
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fabyan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
  • East Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • North Oxford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
    • North Grosvenor Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grosvenor Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Douglas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Douglas is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
    • Charlton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
    • West Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • Thompson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sutton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sutton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
    • West Millbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Millbury is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
    • Rochdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
    • East Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Thompson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
    • Mechanicsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • East Douglas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • East Douglas is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
    • Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
    • Charlton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlton City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
    • Southbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 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 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 first visit 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 #601861  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601861 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: 146 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oxford
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0684295     Lon: -71.8703496
      • 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 'straight-line' 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 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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