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A visit to the Burial Hill 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 Burial Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burial Hill Cemetery:

41.9562, -70.6673

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies just to the north northwest of the Burial Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burial Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Burial Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burial Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chiltonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parting Ways Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Parting Ways Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parting Ways Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Plymouth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <6>
  • South Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Russell Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Russell Mills Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Mills Cemetery
  • Myles Standish Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grave of Myles Standish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #KIN.800 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mayflower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
    • The Mayflower Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duxbury Mayflower Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.802 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91217 <6>
  • Wenham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Manomet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Horse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The White Horse Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakenham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winslow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dingley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ashdod Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Central Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burial Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burial Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • North Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
  • Chiltonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • South Duxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
  • Manomet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
  • White Horse Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
  • Duxbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
  • South Meadow Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
  • North Carver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
  • Water View Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Carver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
    • Plympton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
    • South Carver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
    • Cranberry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • Ashdod
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
    • Green Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
    • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marshfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
    • Pine Tree Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • Brant Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
    • Ocean Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
    • Halifax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Halifax is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
    • White Island Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
    • Pembroke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
    • Bryantville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
    • Monponsett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett

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 Burial Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Plymouth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burial Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Burial Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Burial Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1976575  (Burial Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976575 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: Plymouth
      • Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plymouth
      • Location given for Burial Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9562145     Lon: -70.6672577
      • 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 Plymouth, 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 from Point A (ie- Burial 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.

    <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.