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A visit to the Christ Church Cemetery ...


The location of the Christ Church Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christ Church Cemetery

Lat:   42.2440°   (42° 14' 38")

Lon:   -71.0020°   (-71° 0' 7")

The Christ Church Cemetery 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 Cemetery .

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 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 Christ Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Norfolk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Christ Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christ Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Quincy
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
    • Braintree
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
    • Wollaston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
      • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
    • West Quincy
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
      • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Norfolk Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
      • Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
    • North Weymouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Montclair
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Norfolk County
    • Weymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • Milton Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
      • Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
    • Milton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
    • East Weymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Mattapan Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
      • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Randolph
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
      • South Weymouth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
        • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Hingham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
        • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
      • Dorchester
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
        • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
      • Mattapan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
        • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
      • Ponkapoag
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponkapoag have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
        • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
      • Holbrook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
        • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
      • South Boston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
        • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Hull
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
        • Hull is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
      • Roxbury
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
        • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Roslindale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
        • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
      • Hyde Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
        • Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Readville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
        • Readville is located in Suffolk County

    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 Cemetery. 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 Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Christ Church Cemetery.<4>

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

    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <5>
    • Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quincy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
    • Blue Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Blue Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <5>
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • North Weymouth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pond Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Plain Street Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Reed Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Village Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindwood Cemetery
      • Highland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WEY.812 <6>
      • Fairmount Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1972295  (Christ Church Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1972295 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blue Hills
      • County: Norfolk         Elev: 12
      • Location given for GNIS #1972295 (Christ Church Cemetery)

    The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Christ Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2440, Longitude: -71.0020       In this case, the coordinates for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.




 

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