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A visit to the First Cemetery ...

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 First Cemetery ...

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

42.8398, -70.8564

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

The First Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south of the First Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the First Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the First Cemetery.<4>

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

  • True Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The True Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Cemetery
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smithtown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302806 <5>
  • Lower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • Salisbury Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Belleville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • First Parish Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The First Parish Burying Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burying Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport.
    • The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • First Parish Burial Ground
    • Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <5>
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • First Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The First Burial Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Burial Ground
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
    • Westview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Westview Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
    • Lower Corner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ring Swamp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ring Swamp Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Swamp Cemetery

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 First Cemetery.

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

  • Salisbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Newburyport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • South Seabrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
  • Seabrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <7>
  • Amesbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Fogg Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
  • Newbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Newbury Old Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
  • Hampton Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
  • Hampton Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sanborn Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
  • Nason Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Great Boars Head
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
    • South Hampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocks Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
    • West Newbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Newbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
    • Byfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Byfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <7>
    • Kensington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Rowley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rowley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
    • Monahan Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
    • East Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Groveland is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Exeter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <7>
    • Rye Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Cemetery. 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 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 First Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 First Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600436  (First Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600436 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newburyport East
      • Location given for First Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8398133     Lon: -70.8564415
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- First Cemetery) 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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.