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A visit to the Bay View Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bay View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bay View Cemetery (FG ID #91817)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Bay View Cemetery (MACRIS ID: FAL.807). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: FAL.807'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bay View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bay View Cemetery

Lat:   41.5816°   (41° 34' 53")

Lon:   -70.5266°   (-70° 31' 35")

The Bay View Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northeast of the Bay View Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bay View Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bay View Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Waquoit Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bay View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bay View Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Bay View Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bay View Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Seconsett Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seconsett Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
      • Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
    • Monomoscoy Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monomoscoy Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
      • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
    • Seabrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
      • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
    • East Falmouth
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
      • East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • New Seabury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
      • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
    • Teaticket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaticket have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
      • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
    • Acapesket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
      • Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
    • Maushop Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maushop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
      • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
    • Popponesset
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
      • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
    • Popponesset Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
      • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
    • Mashpee Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
      • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Falmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Cotuit
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotuit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
        • Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
      • Mashpee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
        • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
      • West Falmouth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
        • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • North Falmouth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
        • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Silver Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
        • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Osterville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osterville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
        • Osterville is located in Barnstable County
      • Marstons Mills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
        • Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
      • Forestdale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
        • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
      • Cataumet
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataumet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
        • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Woods Hole
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
        • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
      • West Chop
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
        • West Chop is located in Dukes County
      • Oak Bluffs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
        • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
      • Pocasset
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
        • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County

    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 Bay View Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bay View Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bay View Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bay View Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • East End Burying Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <1>
    • Great Neck Woods Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Methodist Society Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.803 <2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <1>
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mosswood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coombs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coombs Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • The Coombs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Avant - Coombs Burial Ground
      • Coombs Burial Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coombs Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.802 <2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <1>
    • Attaquin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goodspeed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Massachusetts National Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Massachusetts National Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Pocasset.
        • The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bourne National Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massachusetts National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <1>
      • Cataumet Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Chop Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Chop Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Chop Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Marstons Mills Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Percival Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobey Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tobey Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91779 <1>

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

    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 Bay View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601992  (Waquoit Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #601992 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Falmouth
      • County: Barnstable         Elev: 10
      • Location given for GNIS #601992 (Waquoit Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91817
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  FAL.807

    The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.

    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bay View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5816, Longitude: -70.5266    
    <5>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.
    <6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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