A visit to the West Rutland 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 Rutland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Rutland Cemetery (FG ID #2205005).
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 Rutland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Rutland Cemetery:
42.3562, -71.9897
The West Rutland Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the West Rutland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Rutland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Rutland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Rutland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Green Hollow Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hollow Cemetery
- Goose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakham Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oakham Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham Center Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mooreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Glen Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glen Valley Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Valley Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Avee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Rutland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Rutland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Wire Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- North Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Lower Wire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ruralville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barre Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- North Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Heald Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Leicester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hubbardston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- North Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Rutland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Rutland 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 Rutland 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 Rutland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2205005
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602262 (West Rutland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602262 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: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mystic
- Location given for West Rutland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3570431 Lon: -71.9897962
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Rutland 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.
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