A visit to the Shelburne Center 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 Shelburne Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shelburne Center Cemetery (FG ID #91700).
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 Shelburne Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelburne Center Cemetery:
42.5831, -72.6970
The Shelburne Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the east of the Shelburne Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shelburne Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shelburne Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelburne Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Shirkshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Arms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arms Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHL.801 <5>
- Hawks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- West Deerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Green River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lower Meadow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Meadow Cemetery
- Upper Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Ashfield Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Albany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Albany Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albany Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Brick School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brick School Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Cemetery
- Chandler Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelburne Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelburne Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelburne Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shattuckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Griswoldville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Ashfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montague City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Colrain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Foundry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Turners Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- South Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Heath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Bernardston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whately
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunderland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Shelburne Center Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelburne Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashfield
- Conway
- Greenfield
- Millers Falls
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 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 Shelburne Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Shelburne Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91700
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601358 (Shelburne Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601358 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelburne Falls
- Location given for Shelburne Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5834186 Lon: -72.6973134
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shelburne Center 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.
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