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A visit to the Upper Meadows Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Upper Meadows Cemetery (MACRIS ID: GRE.811). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: GRE.811'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 Upper Meadows Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6171°   (42° 37' 1")

Lon:   -72.6325°   (-72° 37' 56")

The Upper Meadows Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the southeast of the Upper Meadows Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Upper Meadows Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Upper Meadows Cemetery.

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

  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Montague City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
    • Montague City is located in Franklin County
  • Turners Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Deerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Factory Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
  • Griswoldville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bernardston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
    • Bernardston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Leyden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
    • Leyden is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Colrain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
    • Colrain is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Foundry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
    • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
  • Shattuckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shelburne Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Montague
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
      • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
    • Millers Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elm Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
      • Buckland is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Conway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hermon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Deerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
      • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Ashfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ashfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Northfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Heath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Upper Meadows Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601362  (Upper Meadow Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601362 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: Shelburne Falls
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #601362 (Upper Meadow Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  GRE.811

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.

<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Upper Meadows Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6171, Longitude: -72.6325    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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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