Franklin County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Northfield, MA
Northfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 2,866. Public map data lists 9 cemeteries here.
Northfield cemetery list 9
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Coller Cemetery
Coller Cemetery Road, Northfield, MA 01360
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Dwight and Emma Moody Gravesite
Moody Street, Northfield, MA 01360
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Mount Hermon Cemetery
Gill Center Road, Northfield, MA 01360
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Northfield Center Cemetery
Parker Avenue, Northfield, MA 01360
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Northfield Farms Cemetery
Millers Falls Road and Ferry Road, Northfield, MA 01360
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Pentecost Cemetery
116 Pentecost Road, Northfield, MA 01360
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Saint Mary's Cemetery
Saint Mary's Street, Northfield, MA 01360
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South Mountain Road Cemetery
South Mountain Road, Northfield, MA 01360
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West Northfield Cemetery
River Road, Northfield, MA 01360
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 Northfield ancestors
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Finding burial records in Northfield
- Northfield town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Northfield, 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 Northfield 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.
- Franklin County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Franklin County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Northfield; 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.