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A visit to the Flint Burying Ground ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Flint Burying Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Flint Burying Ground (FG ID #2370508)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Flint Burying Ground (MACRIS ID: PEA.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: PEA.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. 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 Flint Burying Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flint Burying Ground has been estimated.<3>

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

Lat:   42.5521°   (42° 33' 7")

Lon:   -70.9910°   (-70° 59' 27")

The cemetery is located in Essex County<4>.

As an estimate, the Flint Burying Ground is located in West Peabody.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the east southeast of the Flint Burying Ground .

Name Variations for Flint Burying Ground ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Flint Burying Ground.

Flint Burying Ground has also been known as:

  • Flint Burial Ground
  • Old Flint Burial Ground
  • Flint Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> of the Flint Burying Ground.<6>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> of the Flint Burying Ground.

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

  • Brigadoon Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
    • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
  • Hathorne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hathorne have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
    • Hathorne is located in Essex County
  • Lynnfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Middleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peabody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danvers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Howe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Essex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Howe
    • From the Flint Burying Ground to Howe
  • Montrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reading
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
  • Wakefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Saugus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swampscott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Town Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
    • South Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
      • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Wenham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Topsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Walnut Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyoming
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marblehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Boxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
    • Asbury Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Flint 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 Flint Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beverly
  • Danvers
  • Lynn
    • Lynn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Flint Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynnfield
  • Marblehead
  • Melrose
  • Peabody
  • Reading
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Flint Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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 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 Flint 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 Flint Burying Ground:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #599055  (Flint Burying Ground)
    • Note: GNIS record #599055 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: Reading
    • County: Essex         Elev: 23
    • Location given for GNIS #599055 (Flint Burying Ground)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2370508
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  PEA.801

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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Flint Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5521, Longitude: -70.9910       In this case, the coordinates for the Flint Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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