A visit to the Saint Mary Cemetery ...
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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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> of the St. Mary Cemetery.<5>
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)
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Worthington Center Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- High Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Legge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- 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)
- 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
- West Rutland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- West Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sterling Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Goose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Hollow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Oakham Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakham Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakham Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Swedish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Swedish Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Chocksett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Worcester County
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- Ruralville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Brooks
From the St. Mary Cemetery to Brooks
- 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.<6> 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)
- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
- Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- 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.<6> 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.<6> 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)
- West Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<6> 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)
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<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
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<6> 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.<6> 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.
- Shrewsbury
- Spencer
- Worcester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. 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
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
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.
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<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' 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. Mary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3531, Longitude: -71.8685 |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |