A visit to the West Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the West Center Cemetery (MACRIS ID: OTS.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: OTS.801'. 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. 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Center Cemetery:
42.2204, -73.1237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The West Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<3>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north northwest of the West Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Center Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otis Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Otis Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Center Cemetery
- Beech Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MTR.802 <1>
- South Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corashire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Corashire Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corashire Cemetery
- Montville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Montville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville Cemetery
- North Blandford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Blanford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lee.
- The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEE.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726624 <6>
- Hartsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- New Marlborough Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marian Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLA.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280914 <6>
- Bell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIF.800 <1>
- Diney Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Diney Grove Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diney Grove Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington 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 Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Otis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Otis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- West Becket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Tyringham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- East Otis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Sandisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- North Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- Becket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- East Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- New Marlborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- South Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Southfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Mill River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- South Sandisfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Blandford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Middlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Lenox Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Lenox Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
- Chester Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 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 Center Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berkshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lee
- Lee lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Stockbridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Berkshire 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 Center Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: OTS.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #604006 (West Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #604006 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: Berkshire
- Est. Elev: 512 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otis
- Location given for West Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2203668 Lon: -73.1237161
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Center Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |