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A visit to the Chatham Old 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 Chatham Old Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chatham Old Burying Ground:

41.6946, -69.9870

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chatham Old Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Chatham Old Burying Ground is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Chatham Old Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chatham Old Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Chatham Old Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chatham Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bassett Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Bassett Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Family Cemetery
    • The Bassett Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bassett Burial Plot
    • Bassett Family Burial Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHA.813 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202649 <6>
  • Chief Squanto Memorial Marker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Seamens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harding Ryder Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Island Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crosby Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Family Cemetery
    • 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 the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.801 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <6>
  • Brewster Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brewster.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297198 <6>
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Harwich.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181488 <6>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Foster Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Orleans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
      • The Brewster Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brewster Lower Road Cemetery
      • Lower Road Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.806 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <6>
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Swan Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Chatham Old Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chatham Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • West Chatham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
  • Chatham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • North Chatham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
  • Chatham Port
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
  • South Chatham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
  • East Harwich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
  • South Harwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
  • South Orleans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
  • Harwich Port
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
  • Harwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
  • West Harwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
  • Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Orleans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
    • Brewster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
    • North Harwich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
    • Dennis Port
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
    • West Brewster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
    • South Dennis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • West Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
    • East Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
    • South Yarmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
    • Thumpertown Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
    • Eastham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Bass River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
    • North Eastham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
    • Dennis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people

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 Chatham Old Burying Ground. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chatham Old Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chatham
    • Chatham lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Chatham Old Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chatham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Harwich

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chatham Old Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Chatham Old Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1980733  (Chatham Old Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1980733 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: Barnstable
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chatham
      • Location given for Chatham Old Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 41.6945559     Lon: -69.9869604
      • 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 Barnstable, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chatham Old 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.

    <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.