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A visit to the Saint Leo Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Leo Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Leo Cemetery (FG ID #91607)

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. Leo Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Leo Cemetery

Lat:   42.5152°   (42° 30' 54")

Lon:   -71.7459°   (-71° 44' 45")

The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the St. Leo Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Leo Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Leo Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • North Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • North Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Chocksett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chocksett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chocksett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Middle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Middle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Brick Tavern Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Tavern Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Tavern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick Tavern Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Leo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Leo Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Leominster
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pratts Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Fitchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • North Village is located in Worcester County
  • East Princeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shaker Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fitchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lunenburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Still River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sterling Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boylston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
      • Boylston is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
    • Seventh Day Adventist Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist Village
      • Seventh Day Adventist Village is located in Worcester County
    • Harvard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ayer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Groton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
    • Old City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County
    • Westminster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaker Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County

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. Leo 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. Leo 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 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. Leo Cemetery:

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. Leo Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601820  (Saint Leo Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601820 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: Shirley
    • County: Worcester         Elev: 115
    • Location given for GNIS #601820 (Saint Leo Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91607

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Leo Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5152, Longitude: -71.7459    
<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 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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