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A visit to the Elmwood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elmwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elmwood Cemetery (FG ID #90948)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Elmwood Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WEY.809). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WEY.809'. 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. 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.1584°   (42° 9' 30")

Lon:   -70.9301°   (-70° 55' 48")

The cemetery is located in Norfolk County<4>.

As an estimate, the Elmwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of South Weymouth.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest of the Elmwood Cemetery .

Establishment of the Elmwood Cemetery ...

The Elmwood Cemetery was established in 1756.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WEY.812 <2>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Family Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gould Family Burying Ground Site is located in Plymouth County
  • Cushing Family Tomb Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Family Tomb Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cushing Family Tomb Site is located in Plymouth County
  • Hunt Family Tomb Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Family Tomb Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunt Family Tomb Site is located in Plymouth County
  • Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Street Burying Ground Site is located in Plymouth County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beal Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • The Plain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plain Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Cobb Family Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Family Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Family Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
    • Richards Family Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Family Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Family Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richards Family Burial Ground is located in Plymouth County
    • Old Church Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Church Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
    • Nash Family Tomb
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Family Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nash Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
    • Island Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

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

  • South Weymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Abington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • Accord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Abington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Brookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Weymouth Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avon
    • From the Elmwood Cemetery to Avon
  • Montello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Whitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
    • South Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Braintree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    • Brockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Quincy Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beechwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Norwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Stoughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

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 Elmwood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #600537  (Elmwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #600537 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: Weymouth
    • County: Norfolk         Elev: 48
    • Location given for GNIS #600537 (Elmwood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #90948
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  WEY.809

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.

<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 Elmwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1584, Longitude: -70.9301    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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