A visit to the Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blue Hill Cemetery (FG ID #90796).
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 Blue Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Hill Cemetery:
42.2139, -71.0355
The Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
The cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the west northwest of the Blue Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Blue Hill Cemetery ...
The Blue Hill Cemetery was:
Incorporated in 1892
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Blue Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quincy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Pond Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Lindwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindwood Cemetery
- Plain Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Crypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Crypt is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crypt
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Blue Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Quincy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wollaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montclair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ponkapoag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Milton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norfolk Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- North Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Mattapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Readville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Ashcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Readville Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Blue Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braintree
- Holbrook
- Milton
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Weymouth
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 Blue Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Blue Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90796
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602828 (Blue Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602828 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Hills
- Location given for Blue Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2145438 Lon: -71.0353262
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Hill Cemetery) 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.
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