A visit to the Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wildwood Cemetery (FG ID #91862).
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 Wildwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wildwood Cemetery:
42.3906, -72.5122
The Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Amherst.
The cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies just to the southwest of the Wildwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wildwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wildwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wildwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Amherst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst Cemetery
- Plainville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Russellville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Long Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Whately Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.805 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Munsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Munsell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsell Cemetery
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Sunderland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whately Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Jackson Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill Cemetery
- Mervel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervel Cemetery
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 Wildwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wildwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amherst Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- East Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- North Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Leverett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shutesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Whately
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay State
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- South Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Belchertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haydenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
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 Wildwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hampshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wildwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Belchertown
- Northampton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Wildwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 Wildwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91862
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601181 (Wildwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601181 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Toby
- Location given for Wildwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3903675 Lon: -72.5120317
- 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 Hampshire, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwood 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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