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A visit to the Whately Center Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Whately Center Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WHA.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WHA.800'. 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. 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 Whately Center Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whately Center Cemetery

Lat:   42.4433°   (42° 26' 35")

Lon:   -72.6361°   (-72° 38' 9")

The Whately Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Whately Center Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Whately Center Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whately Center Cemetery.

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

  • Whately
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • North Hatfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Deerfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
    • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Sunderland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hatfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Hadley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haydenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
    • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
  • Hatfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
  • North Amherst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leverett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Leeds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
    • Florence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Amherst Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
    • Amherst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bay State
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Northampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
    • Montague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Ashfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Amherst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
    • West Pelham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moores Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
      • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
    • East Deerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ashfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Whately Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whately Center 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 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 Whately Center 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 Whately Center Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #601347  (Whately Center Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601347 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: Williamsburg
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 76
    • Location given for GNIS #601347 (Whately Center Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  WHA.800

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

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.

<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, 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 Whately Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4433, Longitude: -72.6361    
<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 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.
<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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