A visit to the Friends 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. 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 Friends Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Burying Ground:
41.2812, -70.1089
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Burying Ground is located in Nantucket County<2>.
The county seat for Nantucket County is located in Nantucket. Nantucket lies just to the east northeast of the Friends Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friends Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Friends Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Old Settlers Graves
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Settlers Graves is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Graves
- Polpis Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Polpis Burying Ground is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polpis Burying Ground
- Town Hill Burying Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Westside Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westside Cemetery
- Westside Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Family Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DEN.809 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199515 <6>
- Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Neck Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Dennis Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chandler Gray Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Chandler Gray Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Gray Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Gray Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Yarmouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1543639 <6>
- Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
- The Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Federated Church Cemetery
- Hyannis Federated Cemetery
- Universalist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178403 <6>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Friends Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Nantucket
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
- Pocomo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
- Siasconset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
- Katama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Edgartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- West Harwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- Bass River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- West Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- Dennis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Hyannis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- West Hyannisport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
- Harwich Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Oak Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- West Dennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- South Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- Hyannis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- Craigville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Osterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- South Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Harwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- Popponesset Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
- Popponesset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
- Maushop Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- New Seabury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
- North Harwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
- West Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- Harwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
- Cotuit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
- Monomoscoy Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
- Seconsett Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
- South Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Tisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
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 Friends Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nantucket County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatham
- Harwich
- Nantucket
- Vineyard Haven
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 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 Friends Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Nantucket 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 Friends Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1974713 (Friends Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974713 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: Nantucket
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nantucket
- Location given for Friends Burying Ground:
- Lat: 41.2812342 Lon: -70.1089051
- 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 Nantucket, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friends Burying Ground) 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 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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| <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. |