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:
42.3640, -72.0787
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 Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Southwest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Southwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Cemetery
- Oakham Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oakham Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham Center Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Oakham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91721 <5>
- Green Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Hollow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hollow Cemetery
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Glen Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Glen Valley Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Valley Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Buckminster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckminster Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckminster Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- The Hale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NBR.803 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91048 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- West Rutland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Goose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Oakham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- South Barre
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Barre Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Wheelwright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Heald Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- New Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- North Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- North Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Lower Wire Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Upper Wire Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Hubbardston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- West Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- East Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Hubbardston Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Ruralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- Petersham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich 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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barre
- Brookfield
- Spencer
- Ware
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:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 #600382 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600382 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Brookfield
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3639798 Lon: -72.0786886
- 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 Worcester, 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' (or 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. |
| <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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