A visit to the The Old 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 Old Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for The Old Cemetery:
42.0612, -72.4106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for The Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the The Old Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on The Old Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of The Old Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from The Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burying Yard Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90745 <6>
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MNS.807 <5>
- Glendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Wilbraham.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.803 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191543 <6>
- Woodland Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billings Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Somers (CT).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103521 <6>
- New West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New West Cemetery is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New West Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91098 <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Hillcrest Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany RC Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany RC Cemetery
- The Bethany RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Bethany Road Cemetery
- Pearl Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394703 <6>
- East Wilbraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Wilbraham Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilbraham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Wilbraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Palmer.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.804 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90934 <6>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91644 <6>
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Bernard's Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hazardville (CT).
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Grouts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grouts Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouts Cemetery
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 Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from The Old Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hampden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Baptist Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Wilbraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- South Factory Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Somers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- East Longmeadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Somersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Wilbraham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Tenneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Sherwood Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Hazardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Indian Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Longmeadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Stafford Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Thorndike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 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 Old 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 Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Springfield
- Stafford Springs
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 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 Old 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 Old Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602439 (The Old Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602439 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: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampden
- Location given for The Old Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0612063 Lon: -72.4106389
- 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' (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- The Old 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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