A visit to the Bridge Road 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 Bridge Road Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bridge Road Cemetery (FG ID #90812).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Bridge Road Cemetery (MACRIS ID: EAS.803). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: EAS.803'. 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. 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 Bridge Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridge Road Cemetery:
41.8262, -69.9808
The Bridge Road Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.
The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west southwest of the Bridge Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridge Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bridge Road Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridge Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cove Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orleans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crosby Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Wellfleet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brewster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chequessett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequessett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chequessett Cemetery is located in Wellfleet.
- The Chequessett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chequessett Neck Cemetery
- Early Meeting House Cemetery
- First Meeting House Cemetery
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230356 <1>
- Dillingham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ouivett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouivett Cemetery
- Quivet Neck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Top Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harding Ryder Gravesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham Old Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old North / South Cemeteries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Queen Anne Cemetery North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Queen Anne Cemetery South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peoples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seaside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Bridge Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridge Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thumpertown Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Eastham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
- Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- East Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
- Eastham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Wellfleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
- West Brewster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellfleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Harwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- South Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- West Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- South Truro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Harwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harwich Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Truro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Truro is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
- South Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Dennis Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Harwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
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 Bridge Road Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridge Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bridge Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Bridge Road Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90812
Referenced MACRIS Record: EAS.803
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602499 (Bridge Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602499 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: Barnstable
- Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orleans
- Location given for Bridge Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8264971 Lon: -69.9814071
- 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> | 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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| <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- Bridge Road Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |