Hampden County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in West Springfield, MA
West Springfield is a town with a city form of government (officially the Town of West Springfield), in Hampden County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 28,835. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
West Springfield cemetery list 7
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Ashleyville Cemetery
Riverdale Street, West Springfield, MA 01089
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Beth Israel Cemetery
Kings Highway, West Springfield, MA 01089
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Meeting House Hill Cemetery
Elm Street, West Springfield, MA 01089
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Park Street Cemetery
Park Street, West Springfield, MA 01089
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Paucatuck Cemetery
285 Sibley Avenue, West Springfield, MA 01089
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Saint Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
Kings Highway, West Springfield, MA 01089
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Union Street Cemetery
Church Street, West Springfield, MA 01089
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 West Springfield ancestors
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Finding burial records in West Springfield
- West Springfield town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in West Springfield, 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 West Springfield 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.
- Hampden County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Hampden County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers West Springfield; 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.