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Brainard Church

Brainard Church in Belchertown at 12 Park Street. The church was built in 1836 when it separated from the First Congregational Church of Belchertown. Henry Fox was the maker of the stained glass.

It would become a Baptist Church from 1842 to 1913.

It would be a community hall from 1913 to 1923.

It would then become the Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in 1923 until 2004. It would then become a parish office. A new church was made in 2004 and is at 24 Jabish Street.

Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church Rectory is at 20 Park Street. It was built in 1922.

Adams Cemetery

Adams Cemetery is on Tinkham Road off of Main Street.

It is from 1736 and was originally in Springfield’s Fourth Precinct.

It was at first called Wilbraham Old Yard – Center Cemetery.

The Adams Cemetery Hearse House is now at 450 Main Street.

The Adams House (for the deacon) is at 685 Main Street.

Elizabeth Cockril was the first burial – FINDGRAVE

In the Afro-American section there is Caesar Mirick and Joseph Cutt

East Mineral Road Cemetery in Montague

East Mineral Road Cemetery in Montague is a town owned neighborhood cemetery that has over a hundred burials. It is found on East Mineral Road. It is at 42.58105, -72.50863. It is about 450 feet NE of the Millers Falls Road. It is on the left as one goes north.

The first burial is a young boy who died in 1808 at one year old. His name is William Phillips. FINDAGRAVE

Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Montague

Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Montague Massachusetts is on West Chestnut Hill Road. I has a neighborhood style cemetery look to it. It is owned by the town. There are about 60 burials within it. Most burials are fromn 1803 to 1925. Coordinates are 42.52280, -72.48220. It is located about 800 feet west of the junction with East Chestnut Hill Road on the northern tip of the road.

Dry Hill Cemetery

Dry Hill Cemetery is off Wendell Road in Montague. It is about half way along the road and to the south. It is on the edge of Montague State Forest. First burial is from 1803. Burial ground is remote at about 1 hour walk from any road. It is owned by the town. It is a neighborhood style cemetery. There are about 40 gravestones within the cemetery and of course many more burials than that. It is at 42.55583, -72.46476.