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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. Mary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Mary Cemetery (FG ID #2164241)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the St. Mary Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SPE.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SPE.802'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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. Mary Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.3531°   (42° 21' 11")

Lon:   -71.8685°   (-71° 52' 6")

The cemetery is located in Worcester County<3>.

As an estimate, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.

Adjacent to the St. Mary Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Grove Cemetery.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies just to the south southeast of the St. Mary Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. Mary Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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. Mary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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. Mary 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the St. Mary Cemetery.

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

    • Holden
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
    • Jefferson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
    • Dawson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
    • Ruralville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
      • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
    • Paxton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
    • Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Worcester County
    • West Boylston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
      • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
    • Rutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
    • Boylston Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
      • Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
    • Sterling Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
      • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
    • Upper Wire Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
      • Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Leicester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
        • Leicester is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
      • Cherry Valley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
        • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
      • Worcester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
        • Worcester is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
      • West Sterling
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
        • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
      • North Rutland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
        • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
      • Lower Wire Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
        • Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
      • Lakeview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
      • Shrewsbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
        • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
      • Boylston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
      • Sterling
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
        • Sterling is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
      • East Princeton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
        • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
      • Spencer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
        • Spencer is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
      • Quinsigamond Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
        • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
      • Oakham
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
        • Oakham is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 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. Mary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Mooreland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Worthington Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worthington Center Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Center Cemetery
    • High Plains Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The High Plains Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Plains Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <1>
    • Legge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legge Cemetery
    • Boylston Burial Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • West Rutland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
      • The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Worcester Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <1>
    • Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worcester.
      • The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387115 <1>
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • St. Lukes Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • West Sterling Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sterling Cemetery
      • Goose Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hollow Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Hollow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hollow Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Oakham Center Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakham Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakham Center Cemetery
      • South Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Notre Dame Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • New Swedish Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Swedish Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Swedish Cemetery
      • Old Swedish Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • The Old Swedish Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Swedish Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Swedish Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WOR.801 <2>
      • Hope Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • B'nai B'rith Lodge Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91578 <1>
      • Mountain View Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Chocksett Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chocksett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chocksett Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery

    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. Mary Cemetery:

    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>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.

    <3>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.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Mary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3531, Longitude: -71.8685    
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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