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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:

42.4501, -71.7637

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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south 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 22 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.

  • Chocksett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocksett Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
  • West Sterling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • High Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The High Plains Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains Cemetery
    • The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <5>
  • Legge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legge Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Middle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Middle Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cemetery
    • North Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
    • North Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The North Village Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Cemetery
    • St. Cecilias Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leominster.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111015 <5>
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boylston Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eastwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Clinton.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOL.806 <6>
    • Eastwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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:

  • Sterling
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
  • Pratts Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
  • West Sterling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
  • Sterling Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
  • Oakdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
  • South Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
  • North Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
  • East Princeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
  • West Boylston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
  • Boylston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boylston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Leominster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Leominster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Princeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
    • Boylston Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
    • Seventh Day Adventist Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lunenburg Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
    • Brooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Brooks is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Ruralville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
    • Carterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
    • Still River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Still River is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
    • Shaker Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • South Fitchburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
    • Jefferson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Holden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Holden is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
    • Dawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Berlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
    • Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bolton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
    • Shirley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 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. 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.

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 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 #601817  (West Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601817 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: 226 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sterling
      • Location given for West Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4500915     Lon: -71.7636825
      • 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.