A visit to the Graniteville 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 Graniteville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graniteville Cemetery (FG ID #2206917).
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 Graniteville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graniteville Cemetery:
42.9067, -72.2066
The Graniteville Cemetery is located in Cheshire County<2>.
The county seat for Cheshire County is located in Keene. Keene lies just to the west northwest of the Graniteville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graniteville Cemetery.
Establishment of the Graniteville Cemetery ...
The Graniteville Cemetery was established in 1876.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Graniteville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graniteville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meetinghouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Meetinghouse Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The East Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard's Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willard Hill Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Hill Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Caesar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ash Swamp Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monadnock View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Island Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munsonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graniteville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graniteville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marlborough
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swanzey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Swanzey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Swanzey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eastview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fitzwilliam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bonds Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spofford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jaffrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Peterborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stoddard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Rindge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peterborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Graniteville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graniteville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hancock
- Jaffrey
- Keene
- Keene lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Graniteville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keene.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Marlborough
- Nelson
- Peterborough
- Troy
- Westmoreland
- Winchester
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 Graniteville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Cheshire 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 Graniteville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2206917
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 New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graniteville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |