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A visit to the Christ Church Burial 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 Christ Church Burial Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christ Church Burial Ground:

42.2387, -71.0020

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

The Christ Church Burial Ground is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the west of the Christ Church Burial Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Christ Church Burial Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Christ Church Burial Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Christ Church Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
    • The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hall Place Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <5>
  • Quincy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
  • Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Blue Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blue Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <5>
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pond Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plain Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Weymouth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The North Weymouth Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth Cemetery
    • The North Weymouth Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old North Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91389 <5>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Central Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • Lindwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindwood Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Weymouth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90967 <5>
    • Ft. Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Christ Church Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christ Church Burial Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Quincy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Braintree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Quincy Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
  • West Quincy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
  • Norfolk Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
  • Weymouth Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
  • Wollaston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
  • North Weymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
  • Montclair
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Montclair is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • East Milton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
  • Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
  • Neponset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
    • East Weymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • Ashmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
    • Milton Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Holbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
    • South Weymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • West Hingham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
    • Hingham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
    • Savin Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
    • Dorchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Mattapan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
    • Mattapan Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station

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 Christ Church Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Christ Church Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Braintree
  • Hingham
  • Holbrook
  • Milton
    • Milton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Christ Church Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Quincy
    • Quincy lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North (N) of the Christ Church Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Randolph
  • Weymouth

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 Christ Church Burial Ground:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Christ Church Burial Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1974207  (Christ Church Burial Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974207 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: Norfolk
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blue Hills
      • Location given for Christ Church Burial Ground:
      • Lat: 42.2387106     Lon: -71.0019924
      • 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 Norfolk, 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- Christ Church Burial 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 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.
    <6>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.