A visit to the South Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
42.4270, -71.6101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the South Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bolton Pan Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Pan Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bolton Pan Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Pan Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Clinton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOL.806 <5>
- Eastwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Forestvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Main Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
- North Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The South Berlin Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Berlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Berlin.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRL.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91470 <6>
- Robin Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forestuale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Forestuale Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestuale Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- South Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Still River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Chapinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Lower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Boxborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Northborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Marlborough Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Devens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Pratts Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Sterling Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Boylston Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Maynard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Lunenburg Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Harvard
- Hudson
- Lancaster
- Marlborough
- Northborough
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 South Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #606607 (South Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606607 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hudson
- Location given for South Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.427037 Lon: -71.6100672
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- 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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| <6> | 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. |