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A visit to the Southwest Cemetery ...

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 Southwest Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.3459°   (42° 20' 45")

Lon:   -72.0585°   (-72° 3' 30")

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

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Southwest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Southwest Cemetery.<3>

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

  • West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Hollow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Oakham Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakham Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakham Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Rutland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coldbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Kendall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Joyce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joyce Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • North Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glen Valley Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Buckminster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckminster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckminster Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • South Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cotter Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Goose Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Southwest Cemetery.

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

  • Oakham
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • New Braintree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
    • New Braintree is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • South Barre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • South Barre is located in Worcester County
  • Barre Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelwright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
  • North Brookfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Heald Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
    • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
  • Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mill Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
  • Lower Wire Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
    • Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
  • Upper Wire Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
    • Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gilbertville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Spencer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paxton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Hardwick is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • West Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
    • Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
    • Ruralville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Worcester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brooks
      • From the Southwest Cemetery to Brooks
    • Hubbardston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leicester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dawson
      • From the Southwest Cemetery to Dawson
    • Holden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hubbardston Station
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Barre
    • Barre lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Southwest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
  • Brookfield
  • Spencer
  • Ware
    • Ware lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Southwest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ware.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware

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 Southwest Cemetery:

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 Southwest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #602295  (Southwest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #602295 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: North Brookfield
    • County: Worcester         Elev: 302
    • Location given for GNIS #602295 (Southwest 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Southwest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3459, Longitude: -72.0585    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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