A visit to the East Parish Burying Ground ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the East Parish Burying Ground (MACRIS ID: NWT.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: NWT.801'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 East Parish Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Parish Burying Ground:
42.3409, -71.1923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Parish Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The East Parish Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County<3>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the east northeast of the East Parish Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Parish Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the East Parish Burying Ground.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Parish Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- The Grove Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.800 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91045 <6>
- Common Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Waltham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245202 <6>
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Feake Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Feake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Feake Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Waltham.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91246 <6>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Newton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <6>
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gardens Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Gardens Cemetery
- The Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91017 <6>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Cambridge Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandbanks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <6>
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belmont.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLM.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90784 <6>
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<4> of the East Parish Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Parish Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newton Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- North Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Newton Upper Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Watertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Auburndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Newton Lower Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Needham Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Westbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Brookline Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Allston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Huron Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
- Waverley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Waltham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
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 East Parish Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Parish Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Brookline
- Newton
- Newton lies less than 2 miles<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the East Parish Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Waltham
- Watertown
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 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 East Parish Burying Ground:
- 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 East Parish Burying Ground:
Referenced MACRIS Record: NWT.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1972500 (East Parish Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1972500 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: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for East Parish Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.3409303 Lon: -71.1922766
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Parish Burying Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |