A visit to the Boston Catholic Cemetery ...
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 Boston Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boston Catholic Cemetery:
42.2998, -71.1728
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boston Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boston Catholic Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the north northeast of the Boston Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boston Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Boston Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boston Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Parish Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Old Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Village Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Village Cemetery
- Brookdare Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brookdare Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdare Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brookdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Boston.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.828 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90968 <6>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Roslindale.
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028532 <6>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149537 <6>
- New Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180374 <6>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.821 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #826565 <6>
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Boston Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boston Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- West Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roslindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Newton Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newton Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Upper Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Dedham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Stonybrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Newtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Jamaica Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Brookline Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Waban
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Needham Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Ashcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Readville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Mattapan Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- West Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Newton Lower Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Babson Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
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 Boston Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boston Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookline
- Dedham
- Needham
- Newton
- Roxbury
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 Boston Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Boston Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1972125 (Boston Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1972125 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Boston Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.29982 Lon: -71.1728313
- 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 Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boston Catholic 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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| <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. |