The database
of cemetery listings below is provided
courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Geographic Names Information System
(GNIS) and mass-doc.com. This database is a work in progress and continually updated.
The GNIS is comprised of all
geographic names for all known places, features, and areas in the Unites States that are
identified by a proper name. Each feature is located by State, county, and geographic
coordinates; and referenced to the appropriate 1:24,000-scale U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) topographic map on which it is shown.
Instructions
- Following a link to a cemetery name below will bring you to a GNIS site which will show (1) a detail report on the left side of the page and (2) a choice of maps on the right side of the page, including the USGS National Map, the GNIS in Google Map, Terrafly (very cool!), Topozone, Terraserver, Tiger Map and Watersheds. Each map style has good and bad points. Depending what you're looking for, each map style offers terrific information.
A total of 74
cemeteries for Berkshire County are listed. Please understand this
directory is
by no means meant to be an all inclusive directory of all cemeteries in
Berkshire County. As time and work progresses by the staff at GNIS, the data will be
more inclusive.
To learn more about how this
cemetery directory was developed, visit the
GNIS.
Click the cemetery name for details and to
access map services. Please Note:
The USGS map location on the right hand side of this page
usually is named for the most prominent feature within the bounds of
the map, which frequently is a community. Please note that although
the cemetery location name listed on the map may be named after a
prominent community, it does not indicate that the cemetery is “in”
that community. The standard topographic map location names are
in most cases a 7.5 minutes by 7.5 minutes box, covering
approximately 60 square miles.
Also, this database does not maintain information
on individuals or their history or interments, although it often
assists genealogists by locating obscure or historical churches,
cemeteries, or communities. For this information, we suggest
contacting the cemetery office or the administering organization of
the cemetery.
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