Methodist Episcopal Church was formed in 1863. In 1900 it was on Main Street near Town Hall. It stayed there for decades.
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Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church
Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church in 1880s was on Union Street near the corner of Chapman. In July 24 1902 it was at a new location – 128 Main Street. (The cornerstone was lain in 1901.) EXTERNAL LINK and its HISTORY The congregation formed in 1871.
Thomas Sawyer House is to the left and is from 1867. It is the former Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church Parish Rectory. The Saint Philip’s Episcopal Parish Hall is in back. In 1929 the rectory is at 18 Park.
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
German Evangelical Lutheran Church is located on Chapel Street in Easthampton Massachusetts. It existed from at least the 1900s to the 1930s.
Holy Rosary Cemetery
Holy Rosary Cemetery was founded in 1926. The Holy Rosary Church was made in 1914 in Hadley. It was made of the the old Russell Church and replaced in 1973 with a new church. The convent is still there. Before that the people of Hadley attended the Saint Brigid’s Church in Amherst. There was a Saint John the Apostle Church in Hadley formed in 1902. This was an Irish church. It was a mission church of St Brigid’s from 1902 to 1915 and then a church on its own merits since. Cornelius F Donoghue FINDAGRAVE was the first pastor.
Stop 1 – Priests
PRIESTS SECTION
| Hadley pastor | |||
| Thomas Gralinski | FINDAGRAVE | no | obituary |
| Jozef J Sitkowski | FINDAGRAVE | yes 1955 to 1980 | obituary |
| Stanislaw Feresz | FINDAGRAVE | yes 1929 to 1945 | obituary |
| Robert F Slesinski | FINDAGRAVE | still | obituary |
| Julius Jaworek | FINDAGRAVE | obituary | |
| Jan Tolpa | FINDAGRAVE | assistant | obituary |
| FINDAGRAVE | obituary | ||
| FINDAGRAVE | obituary |
Stop 2 – Mausoleum
Stop 3 – Older Burials
Stop 4 – Gates
Stop 5 – Military People that Gave their lives for their Country
West Cemetery
West Cemetery in located on Triangle Street. It was opened in 1730. The cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. FINDAGRAVE description CORBIN data
African-American Burial Site
Emily Dickinson
It is the burial place of Emily Dickinson (FINDAGRAVE). Also of that of her father Edward.
Edward Hitchcock
Lucius Boltwood
Zephaniah Moore
Oldest Burials
Wildwood Cemetery
Wildwood Cemetery is off of Strong Street. It is in the garden style. This is a private cemetery that has its own web site. External LINK – and HISTORY page
FINDAGRAVE description of this cemetery
PLAT MAP of the cemetery
Wildwood Cemetery Arboretum Walking Tour – has map and tree species list
The cemetery was started in 1887 and developed from there.
William Austin Dickinson helped greatly with the design.
The house in the cemetery is from 1790 and is the L Dickinson house.
The chapel was donated in 1897 by Fidelia Dickinson. She is in the West Cemetery of Amherst – FINDAGRAVE
North Cemetery
North Cemetery was made in 1818. It is located on East Pleasant Street in Amherst. It is still an active cemetery. External LINK to its history.
The land was bought from Martin Baker.
Trees were added in 1846. A well was added in 1873. The cemetery expanded backwards in that year too.
FINDAGRAVE site for the cemetery
CORBIN data for this cemetery LINK
Peter King
Reverend William Hunt
Older Burials
Hawley
South Cemetery
South Cemetery is from 1743. It is on Mill Valley Road (route 181). It was called Old Belchertown Cemetery. Also known as the Lone Oak.
Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery is located at the corner of Pine and Bardwell Streets.
It was formed in 1807.
It is also called Sleeterville Cemetery. Also, Morse, Smith, and Tylerville.
Jenks Cemetery
Jenks Cemetery is located at the corner of South Street and South Liberty Street. It lies on private property. 6 members of the Jenks family are buried here.