Worcester County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Gardner, MA
Gardner is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 21,287. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
Gardner cemetery list 7
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Crystal Lake Cemetery
Crystal Lake Drive, Gardner, MA 01440
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Green Bower Cemetery
Union Street and Winter Street, Gardner, MA 01440
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Notre Dame Cemetery
West Street and Notre Dame Road, Gardner, MA 01440
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Old Burying Ground Cemetery
Green Street and Heywood Street, Gardner, MA 01440
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Saint Johns Cemetery
West Street and Saint Johns Road, Gardner, MA 01440
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Saint Josephs Cemetery
West Street, Gardner, MA 01440
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Wildwood Cemetery
West Street, Gardner, MA 01440
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.
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Finding burial records in Gardner
- Gardner city clerk. The city clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Gardner, 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 city 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 Gardner 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.
- Worcester County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Worcester County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Gardner; 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.