A visit to the West Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Cemetery (FG ID #91173)
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 ...
The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
Name Variations for West Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Paddy Lincoln Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bragg Cemetery
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- East Hopkinton Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Holliston Center Cemetery
- Hopedale Village Cemetery
- Lake Grove Cemetery
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- North Bellingham Cemetery
- North Purchase Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Old North Cemetery
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <1>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
- The Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Vernon Grove Cemetery
- West Burying Ground
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burying Ground
- West Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashland
- Bellingham
- Cordaville
- East Holliston
- Fayville
- Framingham
- Franklin
- Hayden Row
- Holliston
- Hopedale
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mendon
- Metcalf
- Milford
- Millis
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Rockville
- Sherborn
- South Milford
- South Sherborn
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Southville
- Upton
- West Upton
- White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Woodville
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
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.
- Ashland
- Framingham
- Franklin
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Milford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #91173
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #601478 (Lincoln Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601478 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holliston
- GNIS ID #1974662 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974662 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: Middlesex
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | 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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| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |