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A visit to the Cawles Memorial 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 Cawles Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cawles Memorial Cemetery:

42.6856, -70.8398

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

The Cawles Memorial Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rowley Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Sagamore Hill Burial Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
    • The Sagamore Hill Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • Sagamore Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384380 <6>
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Choate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Choate Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  • First Burial Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The First Burial Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Burial Ground
  • South Byfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wenham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumner Station Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • First Parish Burying Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The First Parish Burying Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burying Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport.
    • The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • First Parish Burial Ground
    • Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Georgetown.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAL.801 <5>
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
    • North Beverly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The North Beverly Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly Cemetery
      • The North Beverly Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Beverly Meeting House Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BEV.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91304 <6>
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Jacob Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechbrook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Southside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Southside Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Sons of Abraham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Wesleyan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • Langsford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Langsford Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsford Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Ipswich
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ipswich is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
  • Rowley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Hamilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
  • Asbury Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
  • Essex Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
  • Essex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
  • South Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
  • Newbury Old Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
  • Topsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Topsfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
  • Wenham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenham is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
  • Newbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Byfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Byfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • East Boxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • East Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
    • Boxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
    • Newburyport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Newburyport is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
    • Prides Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
    • Beverly Farms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
    • West Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Manchester is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
    • Manchester By The Sea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
      • Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
      • Manchester
    • West Gloucester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Gloucester is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
    • Bay View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bay View is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Hathorne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hathorne is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
    • Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
    • Danvers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Danvers is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
    • Beverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Beverly is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
    • Kettle Cove Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
    • Freshwater Cove Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
      • Former names for Dogtown Commons:
      • Common Settlement
      • Dogtown
      • Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
      • Dogtown Village

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 Cawles Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cawles Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beverly
    • Beverly lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beverly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Danvers
    • Danvers lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danvers.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Essex
    • Essex lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Ipswich
  • Newburyport
  • Topsfield
  • Wenham
    • Wenham lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cawles Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wenham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham

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 Cawles Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 Cawles Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #606898  (Cawles Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606898 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ipswich
      • Location given for Cawles Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.685649     Lon: -70.8397724
      • 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 Essex, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cawles Memorial 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.