Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Ware, MA
Ware is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 10,066. Public map data lists 11 cemeteries here.
Ware cemetery list 11
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Aspen Grove Cemetery
99 Pleasant Street and Aspen Street, Ware, MA 01082
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Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Cemetery
Route 9, Ware, MA 01082
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Mount Carmel Cemetery
Greenwich Road, Ware, MA 01082
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New Saint William's Cemetery
State Highway 9, Ware, MA 01082
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Old Saint Williams Cemetery
West Street and Vernon Street, Ware, MA 01082
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Quabbin Park Cemetery
Route 9, Ware, MA 01082
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Saint Mary's Cemetery
South Street, Ware, MA 01082
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Walnut Grove Cemetery
49 Church Street, Ware, MA 01082
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Ware Center Burial Ground
Greenwich Plains Road, Ware, MA 01082
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West Cemetery
Greenwich Plains Road, Ware, MA 01082
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West Street Burial Ground
West Street, Ware, MA 01082
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 Ware ancestors
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Finding burial records in Ware
- Ware town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Ware, 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 Ware 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 Ware; 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.