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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. 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 Wildwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.3906°   (42° 23' 26")

Lon:   -72.5122°   (-72° 30' 43")

The cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.

As an estimate, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Amherst.

The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies just to the southwest of the Wildwood Cemetery .

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 helpful 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wildwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
    • Amherst Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
    • East Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
    • North Amherst
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
      • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
    • West Pelham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
      • West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
    • South Amherst
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
    • Hatfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Leverett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
      • Leverett is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
    • Hadley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Pelham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • North Hatfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
      • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • West Hatfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
      • West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Shutesbury
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
        • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
      • Sunderland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
        • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
      • Northampton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
        • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
      • Moores Corner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
        • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
      • South Deerfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
        • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
      • Whately
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
        • Whately is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
      • Florence
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Hampshire County
      • Mount Tom
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
        • Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
      • Cooleyville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
        • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
      • Locks Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
        • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
      • Leeds
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
        • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
      • South Hadley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
        • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
      • Granby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
        • Granby is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
      • Belchertown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
        • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
      • Montague
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
        • Montague is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
      • Haydenville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
        • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wildwood Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Amherst Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • Long Plain Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Whately Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Whately Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Whately Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Whately Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WHA.801 <6>
    • Old Hadley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwight Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dwight Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munsell Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsell Cemetery
      • Shutesbury Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shutesbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shutesbury Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shutesbury Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Shutesbury.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91835 <1>
      • North Sunderland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ward Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Brookside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
      • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      • 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)
        • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Northampton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NTH.807 <6>
      • Bridge Street Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Vale Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Lake Vale Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
        • The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Metacomet Cemetery
        • Pond Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Vale Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.804 <6>
      • Plainview Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Jackson Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Hill Cemetery
      • Mervel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mervel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mervel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mervel Cemetery

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

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601181  (Wildwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #601181 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: Mount Toby
      • County: Hampshire         Elev: 123
      • Location given for GNIS #601181 (Wildwood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91862

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

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wildwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3906, Longitude: -72.5122    
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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