A visit to the Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Cemetery:
42.3873, -72.4434
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley 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 west southwest of the Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Amherst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91862 <5>
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Amherst.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GNB.800 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91836 <5>
- Dwight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.805 <6>
- Munsell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Munsell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsell Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Shutesbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91835 <5>
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
- Plainville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lake Vale Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vale Cemetery
- The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metacomet Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.804 <6>
- Long Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Russellville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
- Mervel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- East Whately Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Hadley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hadley Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.801 <6>
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
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 Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Pelham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Amherst Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- South Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Shutesbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- North Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Cooleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Belchertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Locks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- North Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Hatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Moores Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Sunderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Millington ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- North Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- West Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
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 Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Valley 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #606655 (Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606655 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: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shutesbury
- Location given for Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3873122 Lon: -72.4434191
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley 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 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. |
| <6> | 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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