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. 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 Bridge Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridge Road Cemetery
Lat: 41.8262° (41° 49' 34")
Lon: -69.9808° (-69° 58' 50")
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 .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bridge Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Barnstable County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Plymouth County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Bridge Road Cemetery (FG ID #90812)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Massachusetts
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Massachusetts
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bridge Road Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Eastham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Thumpertown Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
- Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
- North Eastham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
- North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
- Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - East Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- South Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
- South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- South Wellfleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
- South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- West Brewster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
- West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Chatham Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Port have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
- Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
- North Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Wellfleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Harwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- East Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
- East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - South Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- South Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- West Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - South Truro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
- South Truro is located in Barnstable County
- North Harwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
- North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Truro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - South Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- West Harwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- East Harwich
- Chatham
- Chatham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the South (S) of the Bridge Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chatham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Harwich
- Harwich lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bridge Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harwich.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
- Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Eastham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91711 <1>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90956 <1>
- Cove Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- The Cove Burying Ground is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640806 <1>
- Orleans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orleans Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ORL.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91405 <1>
- Crosby Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crosby Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brewster.
- The Crosby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crosby Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <1>
- South Wellfleet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The South Wellfleet Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Wellfleet Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.809 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91737 <1>
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90996 <1>
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151327 <1>
- Brewster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- The Brewster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brewster Lower Road Cemetery
- Lower Road Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.806 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <1>
- Brewster Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- The Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brewster.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297198 <1>
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Dale Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.804 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2574995 <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
- Chequessett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chequessett Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Chequessett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230356 <1>
- Dillingham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.803 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90912 <1>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HRW.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90952 <1>
- Ouivett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouivett Cemetery
- Quivet Neck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- The Quivet Neck Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quivet Neck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Dennis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quivet Neck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91406 <1>
- Red Top Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- The Red Top Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Top Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.805 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91492 <1>
- Harding Ryder Gravesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- The Harding Ryder Gravesite is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harding Ryder Gravesite
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438781 <1>
- Chatham Old Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chatham Old Burying Ground is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Old Burying Ground
- Old North / South Cemeteries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- The Old North / South Cemeteries is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North / South Cemeteries
- Old Queen Anne Cemetery North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Queen Anne Cemetery North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Queen Anne Cemetery North is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Queen Anne Cemetery North
- Old Queen Anne Cemetery South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Queen Anne Cemetery South have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Queen Anne Cemetery South is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Queen Anne Cemetery South
- Peoples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHA.807 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91424 <1>
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- The Union Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHA.812 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91797 <1>
- Seaside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- The Seaside Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaside Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHA.809 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91697 <1>
- Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602499 (Bridge Road Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #602499 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: Orleans
- County: Barnstable Elev: 8
- Location given for GNIS #602499 (Bridge Road Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90812
- Referenced MACRIS Record: EAS.803
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.
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.
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.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridge Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
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 Bridge Road Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bridge Road Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8262, Longitude: -69.9808 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | 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. |