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A visit to the South 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 Cemetery ...

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

42.7340, -72.4695

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

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

The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the South Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alexander Perry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
  • West Northfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The West Northfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield Cemetery
  • South Parish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stebbins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stebbins Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Cemetery
  • Pentecost Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Tufts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tufts Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Cemetery
    • The Tufts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashuelot Cemetery
    • Hawkins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336209 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • North Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Vernon Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
    • The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hunt Cemetery
  • Maplehurst & Elmshurt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gill Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Gill Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Center Cemetery
    • Coller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Coller Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coller Cemetery
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
    • Weatherhead Hollow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Beaver Meadow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • South Mountain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Mountain Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain Cemetery
    • Warwick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Warwick Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Warwick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Warwick (MA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91820 <5>
    • Barus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Barus Cemetery is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barus 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 South Cemetery.

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

  • South Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • South Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
  • West Northfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
  • Northfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Hinsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 <7>
  • Ashuelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
  • Mount Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
  • Bernardston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Winchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leyden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mayo Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • Fairview Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • Guilford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Guilford is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Turners Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
    • Erving
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Brattleboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millers Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
    • Richmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>
    • West Brattleboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
    • Montague City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Montague City is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
    • Wendell Depot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Brattleboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • Elm Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove

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 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 South 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 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 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 South Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1459580  (South Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1459580 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: 80 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Northfield
      • Location given for South Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7339722     Lon: -72.4695325
      • 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- South 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.
    <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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.