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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:

42.4451, -71.9254

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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>

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

  • 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
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Boylston Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tooker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tooker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooker Cemetery
  • Rural Glen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Glen Cemetery
  • Worthington Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rural Glen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Glen Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Goose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Sterling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling Cemetery
  • Nightingale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hubbardston.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 76 miles to the north).
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HUB.807 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90990 <6>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • West Rutland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SPE.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164241 <6>
    • Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.802 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91044 <6>
    • Woodside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • North Rutland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
  • Brooks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
  • Princeton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Ruralville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
  • East Princeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
  • Hubbardston Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
  • Hubbardston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
  • Rutland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
  • West Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Holden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • Oakdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Westminster is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
    • Oakham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
    • South Gardner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
    • Dawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • West Boylston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
    • Sterling Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
    • Olde English Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
    • Sterling
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sterling is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
    • Heald Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
    • South Barre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Paxton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Paxton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
    • Gardner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
    • Pratts Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
    • East Templeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • Mill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Barre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Barre is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #602259  (West Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602259 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: 305 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wachusett Mountain
      • Location given for West Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4450906     Lon: -71.9253524
      • 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' 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 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.

    <6>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.