A visit to the Torrey 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 Torrey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Torrey Cemetery:
42.3654, -72.8290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Torrey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Torrey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Torrey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Torrey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Torrey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Damon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
- Bofat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bofat Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bofat Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.803 <5>
- Ireland Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gate Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.801 <5>
- Converse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Old Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Leonard Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leonard Cemetery
- Old Village Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Village Hill Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Village Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- The Old Village Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamsburg Center Cemetery
- Williamsburg Center Old Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLM.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963904 <6>
- Village Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village Hill Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976977 <6>
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Worthington Corners.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRT.800 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Farms Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Dawes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawes Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Cummington.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.804 <5>
- Middlefield Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Diney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Diney Grove Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diney Grove Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIF.800 <5>
- Park Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Torrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Torrey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- West Chesterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- North Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Swift River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Westhampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- West Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Haydenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Worthington Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chester Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Cummington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Bay State
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- West Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- Middlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Southampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Easthampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Northampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- North Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- South Ashfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
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 Torrey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Torrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Easthampton
- Huntington
- Northampton
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 Torrey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 Torrey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601408 (Torrey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601408 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 392 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westhampton
- Location given for Torrey Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3653656 Lon: -72.8289838
- 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 Hampshire, 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- Torrey 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. |