Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Belchertown, MA
Belchertown is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 15,350. Public map data lists 9 cemeteries here.
Belchertown cemetery list 9
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Dwight Cemetery
Federal Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Hillcrest Cemetery
Bardwell Street and Pine Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Jenks Cemetery
South Liberty Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Lake Vale Cemetery
Bay Road, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Liberty Cemetery
South Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Mount Hope Cemetery
Park Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Munsell Cemetery
Munsell Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
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Rural Cemetery
Rural Road, Belchertown, MA 01007
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South Cemetery
Mill Valley Road and Jensen Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Belchertown ancestors
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Finding burial records in Belchertown
- Belchertown town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Belchertown, and statewide records are kept by the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics in Dorchester (records from 1936 on). Recent records are usually restricted to close family; older ones are more widely available.
- Cemetery records. Ask the town clerk or the cemetery department (often under public works) who keeps burial and lot records. Many towns have elected cemetery commissioners.
- Old town reports. Annual town reports often listed each year's deaths. Try the Belchertown public library or the nearest library that keeps them.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The Massachusetts Historical Society and the Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point in Boston are good statewide sources.
- Hampshire County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Hampshire County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Belchertown; some counties have more than one, so check the Secretary of the Commonwealth's registry list.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Massachusetts vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.