A visit to the South Mountain 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 Mountain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Mountain Cemetery:
42.6376, -72.4162
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Mountain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Mountain Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the South Mountain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Mountain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Mountain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Coller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coller Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Pentecost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost Cemetery
- Gill Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gill Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Center Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Millers Falls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91107 <5>
- Diemand Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Warwick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warwick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Warwick.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91820 <5>
- West Northfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- East Mineral Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- South Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Town Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Farm Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
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 Mountain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Mount Hermon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Millers Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- Wendell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- South Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- West Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Mayo Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turners Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
- Lake Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Morse Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- North Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Bernardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Montague City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Tully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- East Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
- Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Locks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Ashuelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Mountain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Mountain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenfield
- Millers Falls
- Northfield
- Orange
- Winchester
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 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600983 (South Mountain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600983 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: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northfield
- Location given for South Mountain Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6375855 Lon: -72.4161977
- 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 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 Mountain 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 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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