A visit to the Cambridge 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 Cambridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cambridge Cemetery:
42.3705, -71.1396
The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<1>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the east northeast of the Cambridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cambridge Cemetery.
Name Variations for Cambridge Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Cambridge Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Cambridge Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cambridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Common Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- East Parish Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Central Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phipps Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Street Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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<2> of the Cambridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cambridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huron Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Cambridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Cambridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waverley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- North Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Newtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Bay Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Wellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- West Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Waltham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Boston
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Medford
- Newton
- Roxbury
- Somerville
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellington
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 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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600883 (Cambridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600883 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: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Cambridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3675969 Lon: -71.1394976
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cambridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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| <5> | 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. |