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A visit to the First 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. 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 First Burying Ground ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Burying Ground

Lat:   42.6856°   (42° 41' 8")

Lon:   -71.1128°   (-71° 6' 46")

The First Burying Ground is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the First Burying Ground .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the First Burying Ground.<4>

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

  • United Lebanese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Lebanese Cemetery
    • The United Lebanese Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • The United Lebanese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Syrian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91762 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustines Cemetery
    • The St. Augustines Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    • The Meeting House Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Burying Ground
    • Old North Burying Ground
  • Searles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Searles Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sons of Israel Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • West Parish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Parish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Parish Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anthony Maronite Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91550 <5>
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lithuanian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithuanian Cemetery
      • The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • The Lithuanian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haverhill Lithuanian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91181 <5>
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Lithuanian National Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Polish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • St. Xenia Orthodox Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Xenia Orthodox Church Cemetery
      • The St. Xenia Orthodox Church Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • The St. Xenia Orthodox Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      • St. Xenia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91686 <5>
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Georgetown.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAL.801 <6>
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
      • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Pentucket Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Shawsheen Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
    • Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
  • North Andover
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • North Andover is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Andover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
  • West Boxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
    • West Boxford is located in Essex County
  • Lawrence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Ward Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
    • Ward Hill is located in Essex County
  • Methuen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Haggetts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haggetts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
    • Haggetts is located in Essex County
  • Lowell Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
    • Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
  • Tozier Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
    • Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Essex County
  • Boxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
    • Boxford is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Groveland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Haverhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Tewksbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
      • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
    • North Reading
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
    • Middleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
    • Ayers Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County
    • West Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Brigadoon Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
      • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
    • Howe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Essex County
    • Topsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
      • Topsfield is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
    • Wilson Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
      • Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <8>

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 First Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Haverhill
  • Lawrence
  • Methuen
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the First Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Topsfield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 First Burying Ground:

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 First Burying Ground:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1979264  (First Burying Ground)
    • Note: GNIS record #1979264 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: South Groveland
    • County: Essex         Elev: 71
    • Location given for GNIS #1979264 (First Burying Ground)

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 Essex, 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 obstructions 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 First Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6856, Longitude: -71.1128       In this case, the coordinates for the First Burying Ground 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.

<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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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