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A visit to the Shaker 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 Shaker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shaker Cemetery (FG ID #2390281)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Shaker Cemetery (MACRIS ID: PIT.820). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: PIT.820'. 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 Shaker Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaker Cemetery

Lat:   42.4323°   (42° 25' 56")

Lon:   -73.3353°   (-73° 20' 7")

The cemetery is located in Berkshire County<4>.

As an estimate, the Shaker Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Pittsfield.

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the east northeast of the Shaker Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shaker Cemetery.<5>

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

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] of the Shaker Cemetery.

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

  • Shaker Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
  • Stevens Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pittsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lenox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canaan Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyomanock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Stockbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lenox Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coltsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hancock
    • From the Shaker Cemetery to Hancock
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lenox Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Britain ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
    • Berkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Berkshire County
    • Brainard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County
    • Stockbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
      • East Lee is located in Berkshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Lee
      • From the Shaker Cemetery to East Lee
    • Hinsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
    • Farnams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
      • Farnams is located in Berkshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farnams
      • From the Shaker Cemetery to Farnams

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 Shaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaker 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 professional and volunteer 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 Shaker 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 Shaker 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>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 Shaker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4323, Longitude: -73.3353    
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pittsfield and Richmond. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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