A visit to the West 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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
42.7017, -72.9134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The East Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Carley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carley Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- The South Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Readsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195763 <5>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Readsboro Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Heath.
- Cutting Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cutting Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
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- Gillett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gillett Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Cemetery
- North Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The North Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill Cemetery
- The North Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Hill - Amidon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722378 <5>
- Martin Tower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Panel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Panel Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panel Hill Cemetery
- Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Sadawga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sadawga Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadawga Cemetery
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]<3> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rowe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Monroe Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- North Heath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Heath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Drury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Readsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charlemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Heath
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Whitingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Readsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Savoy Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Buckland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- West Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Zylonite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Shattuckville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Griswoldville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Foundry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #604214 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #604214 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 455 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rowe
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7017499 Lon: -72.9134314
- 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 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 '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- West 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. |
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