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A visit to the West Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge Cemetery ...

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

42.3487, -73.3787

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

The West Stockbridge Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the West Stockbridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Stockbridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Stockbridge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Flatbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Cemetery
  • Church on the Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Austerlitz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Austerlitz Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Stockbridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marian Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Ann's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Northeast Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Northeast Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Northeast Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Pittsfield and Richmond.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Richmond.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #RIC.802 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91331 <5>
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mountainview Cemetery
    • Shaker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726624 <5>
    • New Lenox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Lenox Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox 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]<3> of the West Stockbridge Cemetery.

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

  • West Stockbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Richmond
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
  • Rockdale Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
  • Glendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Lenox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Stevens Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
  • Canaan Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
  • Austerlitz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Housatonic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
  • Lenox Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lenox Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
    • Shaker Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Red Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Green River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Alford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • South Lee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Lee is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
    • Lee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lee is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
    • Van Deusenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
    • East Lee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lee is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
    • New Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • Pittsfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
    • New Britain ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • Moorhouse Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner

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 Stockbridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Canaan
    • Canaan lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Stockbridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canaan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Lee
    • Lee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Stockbridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lenox
    • Lenox lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the West Stockbridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenox.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Pittsfield
  • Stockbridge

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #598659  (West Stockbridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598659 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: 286 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: State Line
      • Location given for West Stockbridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.3486971     Lon: -73.3787207
      • 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 Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Stockbridge 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 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.
    <6>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.

    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pittsfield and Richmond. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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