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A visit to the Billings 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 Billings Cemetery ...

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

42.7351, -72.6479

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Billings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Billings Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.

The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Billings Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Billings Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Billings Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Beaver Meadow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
  • West Leyden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilkens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wilkens Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkens Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Henry Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • East Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • West Guilford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The West Guilford Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Guilford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Worden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
    • North River Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The North River Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Cemetery
    • Chandler Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Hill Cemetery
    • Brick School Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Brick School Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Cemetery
    • Maplehurst & Elmshurt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weatherhead Hollow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Guilford Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Halifax Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Halifax Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Cemetery
    • Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
    • Old North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old North Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Billings Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Billings Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Leyden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Colrain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Guilford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Guilford is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
  • Foundry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
  • Halifax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halifax is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Halifax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halifax is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Griswoldville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
  • Bernardston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
  • Guilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shattuckville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shattuckville is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ames Hill is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
    • Hinsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <6>
    • Fairview Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • West Brattleboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brattleboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • North Heath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
    • Heath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Mount Hermon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Marlboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Northfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
    • South Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • Brattleboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitingham
      (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 Billings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Billings Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Billings Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Windham 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 Billings Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1456422  (Billings Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1456422 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: Windham
      • Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Colrain
      • Location given for Billings Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7350831     Lon: -72.6478694
      • 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 Vermont's counties, including Windham, 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 from Point A (ie- Billings 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.

    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.