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. 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 Sterling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Sterling Cemetery:
42.4445, -71.8367
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West 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
- High Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <6>
- Legge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Legge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legge Cemetery
- Chocksett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chocksett Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocksett Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Tooker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tooker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooker Cemetery
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Park Avee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Park Avee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avee Cemetery
- The Park Avee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Ave. Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984442 <6>
- 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)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- 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)
- 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 <6>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- 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 27 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)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- East Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Ruralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Sterling Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- West Boylston
(5 miles [8 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
- Pratts Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leominster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Boylston
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- South Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- North Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- North Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- Boylston Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Fitchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Hubbardston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- 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.
- Clinton
- Lancaster
- Leominster
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 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:
- 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 Sterling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602161 (West Sterling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602161 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: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for West Sterling Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4445355 Lon: -71.8367395
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Sterling 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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| <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. |