A visit to the South 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 South Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Cemetery (FG ID #91718).
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 South Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Cemetery:
42.5820, -72.6698
The South 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 South Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the South Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shelburne Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hawks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- North Shirkshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Deerfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Lower Meadow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lower Meadow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Meadow Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Old Albany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Albany Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albany Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Green River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- 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
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shelburne Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montague City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Shattuckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buckland
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Ashfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Ashfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Montague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millers Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bernardston
(8 miles [12.9 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
- 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
- Whately
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 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 South Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South 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 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 South 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 South Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91718
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601367 (South Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601367 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: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelburne Falls
- Location given for South Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5820298 Lon: -72.6695351
- 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 from Point A (ie- South 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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