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A visit to the Ancient Burying Ground ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ancient Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ancient Burying Ground:

42.5482, -70.8781

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ancient Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ancient Burying Ground is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Ancient Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ancient Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ancient Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ancient Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sons of Abraham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • North Beverly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Beverly Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly Cemetery
    • The North Beverly Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Beverly Meeting House Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BEV.801 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91304 <6>
  • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Monumental Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Monumental Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Cemetery
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Broad Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Waterside Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Harbor View Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Harbor View Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View Cemetery
    • Wenham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wadsworth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holten Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Felton Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Felton Burial Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Burial Ground
    • King Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located in Peabody.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161288 <6>
    • Old Burial Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ancient Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ancient Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Beverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Peabody
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Salem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
  • West Town Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
  • Prides Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Marblehead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marblehead is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
  • Beverly Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
  • Danvers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Danvers is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
  • Wenham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wenham is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
  • South Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
  • Clifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clifton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • West Manchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • West Manchester is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
    • Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
    • Swampscott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Swampscott is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
    • Manchester By The Sea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
      • Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
      • Manchester
    • Asbury Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
    • Hathorne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hathorne is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
    • West Peabody
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Peabody is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
    • Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
    • East Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
    • Essex Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
    • Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
    • Howe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Howe is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • West Lynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
    • Kettle Cove Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
    • Topsfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Topsfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
    • Essex
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Essex is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
    • Middleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
    • Brigadoon Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ancient Burying Ground. The following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ancient Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beverly
  • Danvers
  • Essex
    • Essex lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ancient Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Lynn
    • Lynn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ancient Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Marblehead
  • Peabody
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ancient Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Swampscott
  • Topsfield
  • Wenham

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ancient Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ancient Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1979033  (Ancient Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1979033 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salem
      • Location given for Ancient Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 42.5481508     Lon: -70.8781044
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ancient Burying Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.