A visit to the South Yard 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 South Yard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Yard Cemetery:
42.8276, -71.7712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Yard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Yard Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County<2>.
The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Nashua. Nashua lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the South Yard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Yard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Yard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Yard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vale End Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Miler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miler Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miler Cemetery
- South Lyndeborough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- The Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Village Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- North Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The North Yard Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yard Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103081 <5>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Meadow View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadow View Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Yard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Yard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Wilton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyndeborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndeborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndeborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mont Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Brookline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Peterborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- West Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Hollis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Townsend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- South Merrimack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Peterborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Jaffrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Rindge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Rindge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Townsend Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Hollis Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bonds Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds 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 South Yard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsborough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Yard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Brookline
- Francestown
- Hollis
- Jaffrey
- Milford
- Peterborough
- Rindge
- Wilton
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 South Yard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Hillsborough 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 South Yard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #870066 (South Yard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870066 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: Hillsborough
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for South Yard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8275857 Lon: -71.7711861
- 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 New Hampshire's counties, including Hillsborough, 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- South Yard 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. |
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