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A visit to the Tooker 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 Tooker Cemetery ...

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

42.4843, -71.9587

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tooker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Tooker Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Tooker Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tooker Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Tooker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nightingale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Glen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Glen Cemetery
  • Rural Glen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Glen Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hubbardston.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 76 miles to the north).
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HUB.807 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90990 <6>
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Boylston Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Green Bower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • South Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • Woodside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Goose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Worthington Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Sterling Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling Cemetery
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91579 <6>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Notre Dame Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91342 <6>
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Coldbrook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tooker Cemetery.

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

  • Hubbardston Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
  • Hubbardston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
  • North Rutland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
  • Princeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Westminster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
  • South Gardner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
  • Brooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
  • Olde English Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
  • Gardner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • East Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
  • East Templeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Ruralville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
    • West Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
    • Templeton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
    • Mill Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Barre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
    • Heald Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
    • South Ashburnham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
    • Goulding Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
    • South Barre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Brooks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
    • Phillipston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Barre Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
    • Oakham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
    • Holden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holden is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
    • Oakdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakdale is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Sterling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sterling is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
    • Leominster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Leominster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
    • South Fitchburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
    • Blackburn Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Ashburnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Baldwinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville

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 Tooker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tooker 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 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 Tooker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 Tooker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602258  (Tooker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602258 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wachusett Mountain
      • Location given for Tooker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4842567     Lon: -71.9586868
      • 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 Worcester, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tooker 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.

    <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.