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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 #91831)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the West Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SHR.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SHR.802'. 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 ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the West Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

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

Lat:   42.2369°   (42° 14' 12")

Lon:   -71.3982°   (-71° 23' 53")

The cemetery is located in Middlesex County<4>.

As an estimate, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sherborn.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast of the West Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the West Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Central Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brush Hill Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Hill Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brush Hill Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Clara Barton Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Barton Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Barton Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clara Barton Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • Old North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • 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>
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holliston Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliston Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliston Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holliston Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old South Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old South Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • New South Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New South Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • Plain Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plain Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plain Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Tarcisius Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Tarcisius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Tarcisius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Tarcisius Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Farm Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farm Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farm Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farm Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Dell Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dell Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County

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 West Cemetery.

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

  • East Holliston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sherborn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holliston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Sherborn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sherborn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
    • South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
  • Framingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metcalf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Natick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Millis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
    • Millis is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
  • Medfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
    • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dover
    • From the West Cemetery to Dover
  • North Natick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Saxonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hayden Row
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Medway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cochituate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hopkinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From the West Cemetery to Rockville
    • Charles River Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wellesley Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
      • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
    • Southville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Norfolk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Babson Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
      • Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
    • Wellesley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellesley Farms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
      • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
    • Wayland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Southborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
      • Southborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southborough
      • From the West Cemetery to Southborough
    • Woodville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Middlesex County

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 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 West Cemetery:

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:

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>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.

<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- ) 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: 42.2369, Longitude: -71.3982    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.