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Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the West Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ASY.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ASY.801'. 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 West Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6917°   (42° 41' 30")

Lon:   -71.8512°   (-71° 51' 4")

The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • St. Dennis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dennis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • The New Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • New Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jarmany Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarmany Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarmany Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jarmany Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Townsend Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Miler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miler Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.

  • Ashby
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • South Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • South Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Lane Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
  • Ashburnham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackburn Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
  • West Townsend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
    • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Ashburnham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Old City is located in Middlesex County
  • Townsend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pequoig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fitchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Middlesex 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 turn to 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 West Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • 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 #602213  (West Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #602213 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: Ashby
      • County: Middlesex         Elev: 317
      • Location given for GNIS #602213 (West Cemetery)
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  ASY.801

    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 Middlesex, 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 things 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 West Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6917, Longitude: -71.8512    
    <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 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 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.
    <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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