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A visit to the Village 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 Village Cemetery ...

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

42.0662, -71.9273

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

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

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Village Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Village Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Village Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Northwest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
  • Blackmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Blackmer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Dresser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dresser Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser Cemetery
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Bay Path Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Notre Dame Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Old Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326998 <6>
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Hedwig Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hedwig Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Hedwig Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194359 <6>
  • New Notre Dame Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The New Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Southbridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351697 <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Upham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Upham Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham Cemetery
      • The Upham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cortiss Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103786 <6>
    • Wilsonville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wilsonville Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilsonville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Webster.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135827 <6>
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Church Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
    • Westridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. George Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
      • The St. George Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Georges Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91569 <6>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91632 <6>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Woodstock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tourtellotte Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tourtellotte Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourtellotte Cemetery
      • The Tourtellotte Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tourtellot Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151488 <6>
    • Bates Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • St. Roche Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Roche Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roche Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Village Cemetery.

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

  • Dudley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dudley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
  • Merino Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Merino Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
  • Webster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Webster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
    • Webster has also been known as:
    • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • Quinebaug
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fabyan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
  • West Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
  • Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
  • Hodges Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
  • North Grosvenor Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Charlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Southbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
    • East Woodstock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosvenor Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
    • Charlton City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlton City is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
    • North Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
    • Globe Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Charlton Depot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
    • East Thompson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
    • Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
    • Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Thompson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
    • Mechanicsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Thompson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • Rochdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
    • Sturbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people

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 Village Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Village Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Village 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 Village Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602202  (Village Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602202 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: 175 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Webster
      • Location given for Village Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0662071     Lon: -71.9272952
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Village 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.
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