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Introduction ...

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 South Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.4192°   (42° 25' 9")

Lon:   -71.8950°   (-71° 53' 41")

The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County<1>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the South Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 South Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the South Cemetery.

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

    • Brooks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Worcester County
    • Ruralville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
      • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
    • Princeton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
    • Jefferson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
    • Rutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
    • West Sterling
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
      • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • East Princeton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
      • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • North Rutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
      • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Holden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
    • Dawson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
    • West Boylston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Sterling Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
      • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Sterling
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
        • Sterling is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
      • Hubbardston Station
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
        • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
      • Hubbardston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
        • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Paxton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
        • Paxton is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
      • Oakham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Pratts Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
        • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
      • Westminster
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
        • Westminster is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
      • Boylston Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
        • Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
      • Boylston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • South Barre
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
        • South Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Upper Wire Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
        • Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
      • Clinton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
      • South Lancaster
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
        • South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
      • Olde English Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
        • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
      • Leominster
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
        • Leominster is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
      • Mill Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
        • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
      • Heald Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
        • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
      • Barre
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
        • Barre is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 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 South Cemetery. 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Cemetery.<4>

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

    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • West Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Worthington Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worthington Center Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Center Cemetery
    • Boylston Burial Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Sterling Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sterling Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SPE.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164241 <6>
    • Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91044 <6>
    • Park Avee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tooker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tooker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tooker Cemetery
    • Goose Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • High Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The High Plains Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Plains Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <6>
    • Legge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legge Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Rural Glen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Glen Cemetery
      • Rural Glen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Glen Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Parker Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Parker Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • West Rutland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mooreland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Nightingale Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nightingale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nightingale Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Hollow Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Hollow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hollow Cemetery
      • St. Lukes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Chocksett Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chocksett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chocksett Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #602260  (South Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #602260 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wachusett Mountain
      • County: Worcester         Elev: 239
      • Location given for GNIS #602260 (South Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 South Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4192, Longitude: -71.8950    
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <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.

    <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.




 

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