A visit to the Brush Hill Burying Ground ...
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 Brush Hill Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brush Hill Burying Ground:
42.2589, -71.3950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brush Hill Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brush Hill Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Brush Hill Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brush Hill Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Brush Hill Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brush Hill Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- St. Tarcisius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Tarcisius Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Tarcisius Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Sherborn.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHR.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91831 <6>
- West Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burying Ground
- Central Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plain Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Plain Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Burying Ground
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Dell Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dell Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Park Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ASL.802 <5>
- Old North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <6>
- New South Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- The St. Georges Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. George Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRM.803 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91570 <6>
- Church Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgell Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old South Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farm Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farm Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Burying Ground
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Natick Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NAT.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242134 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brush Hill Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brush Hill Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Sherborn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Framingham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Natick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- East Holliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- South Sherborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- North Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Holliston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Cochituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Saxonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Hayden Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Millis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Medfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Charles River Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Fayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Cordaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Babson Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Wellesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Wellesley Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
- Southborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
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 Brush Hill Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brush Hill Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Dover
- Framingham
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Natick
- Wayland
- Wellesley
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 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 Brush Hill Burying Ground:
- 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 Brush Hill Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2437869 (Brush Hill Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2437869 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: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Framingham
- Location given for Brush Hill Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.25889 Lon: -71.395
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brush Hill Burying Ground) 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. |