A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
42.3737, -73.1204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the northwest of the Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- East Part Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Part Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Part Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Part Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Pittsfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90929 <5>
- New Lenox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Lenox Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountainview Cemetery
- Middlefield Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Main Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashuelot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashuelot Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lee.
- The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEE.802 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726624 <5>
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <6>
- Diney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Diney Grove Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diney Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Church on the Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Ann's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Leonard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Leonard Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leonard Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Becket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- Hinsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
- Middlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Lenox Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
- Lenox Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
- East Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- West Becket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Coltsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Tyringham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- North Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- Worthington Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- East Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- South Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- North Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Stevens Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Chester Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Shaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
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 Washington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berkshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lee
- Lee lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lenox
- Pittsfield
- Stockbridge
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 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Berkshire 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598737 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598737 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: Berkshire
- Est. Elev: 483 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Becket
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3736976 Lon: -73.1203806
- 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 Berkshire, 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- Washington 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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