A visit to the South Quarter 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 Quarter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Quarter Cemetery:
42.0523, -72.9954
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Quarter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Quarter Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the South Quarter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Quarter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the South Quarter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Quarter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tolland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tolland Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- West Hartland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The West Hartland Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartland Cemetery
- Colebrook River Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Hemlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hemlock Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Cemetery
- Riverton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- Old North Road Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Silver Street Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Street Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Westfield.
- The Silver Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Granville Cemetery
- Southeast Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRN.806 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <6>
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- Northeast Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Northeast Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Cemetery
- Warfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
- Montville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Montville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville Cemetery
- Beech Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Forest View Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Barkhampsted Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Barkhampsted Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhampsted Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLA.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280914 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Quarter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Quarter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Hartland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- Colebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- East Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- East Otis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Barkhamsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hampsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Sandisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- South Sandisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Winsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barkhamsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blandford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Grantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- West Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- North Blandford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
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 Quarter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Quarter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Quarter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampden 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 Quarter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601449 (South Quarter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601449 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: Hampden
- Est. Elev: 409 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Granville
- Location given for South Quarter Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0523157 Lon: -72.9953822
- 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 Hampden, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Quarter 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. |
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