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A visit to the West Sterling Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sterling Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Sterling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Sterling Cemetery

Lat:   42.4445°   (42° 26' 40")

Lon:   -71.8367°   (-71° 50' 12")

The West Sterling 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 Sterling Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Sterling Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Boylston Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • High Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Plains Cemetery
    • The High Plains Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <6>
  • Legge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Chocksett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chocksett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chocksett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Tooker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tooker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tooker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Worthington Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worthington Center Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • 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>
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • 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>
    • Park Avee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Cecilias Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilias Cemetery
      • The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • 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 <6>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Sterling Cemetery.

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

  • West Sterling
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
    • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
  • East Princeton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
    • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
  • Princeton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Brooks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Worcester County
  • Sterling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
  • Ruralville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
    • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
  • Sterling Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
    • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
  • West Boylston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
    • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
  • Pratts Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
    • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
  • Holden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • Leominster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
    • Dawson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Worcester County
    • Boylston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
      • Boylston is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
    • South Lancaster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
      • South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
    • North Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rutland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
      • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • North Worcester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
      • North Worcester is located in Worcester County
    • Boylston Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
      • Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
    • Lancaster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
    • North Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Worcester County
    • South Fitchburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Fitchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
      • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Hubbardston Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbardston Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
      • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
    • Hubbardston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 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 Sterling Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Sterling Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sterling Cemetery:

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 Sterling Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #602161  (West Sterling Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #602161 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sterling
    • County: Worcester         Elev: 201
    • Location given for GNIS #602161 (West Sterling Cemetery)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Sterling Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4445, Longitude: -71.8367       In this case, the coordinates for the West Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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