A visit to the Tolland 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 Tolland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tolland Cemetery:
42.0815, -72.9968
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tolland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tolland Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Tolland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tolland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Tolland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tolland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Quarter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dubois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- West Hartland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Hartland Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartland Cemetery
- 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
- Warfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield 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
- Beech Plain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Montville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville Cemetery
- Colebrook River 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>
- 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
- Old Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Hemlock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hemlock Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Cemetery
- Riverton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- North Blandford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Blanford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otis Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Otis Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Center Cemetery
- Old North Road Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tolland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tolland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 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
- East Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- North Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Sandisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Colebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Blandford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- 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
- Otis
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Barkhamsted
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Hampsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- North Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woronoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Winsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barkhamsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granby
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Southwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- North Otis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
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 Tolland 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 Tolland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Tolland 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 Tolland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601448 (Tolland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601448 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: 426 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Granville
- Location given for Tolland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0814817 Lon: -72.9967707
- 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 '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- Tolland 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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