A visit to the Gay Head Indian 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 Gay Head Indian Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground:
41.3371, -70.8120
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gay Head Indian Burying Ground is located in Dukes County<2>.
The county seat for Dukes County is located in Edgartown. Edgartown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gay Head Indian Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Abel's Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Abel's Hill Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel's Hill Cemetery
- The Abel's Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chilmark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90874 <5>
- West Tisbury Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Tisbury Village Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury Village Cemetery
- The West Tisbury Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Tisbury Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.800 <6>
- Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert's Cove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert's Cove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of West Tisbury.
- The Lambert's Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamberts Cove Road Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.804 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91158 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- South End Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South End Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
- Tisbury Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- West Chop Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The West Chop Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Meadow Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Meadow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Meadow Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Town Hill Burying Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Westside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westside Cemetery
- Westside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Vieira Farm Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Job Almy Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almy Burial Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almy Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Almy Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gay Head Indian Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Aquinnah
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Squibnocket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Menemsha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Chilmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- West Tisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- North Tisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Christian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Cuttyhunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- Gosnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Vineyard Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Tisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- West Chop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
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- Woods Hole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Katama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Edgartown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Oak Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Nonquitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- South Dartmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Westport Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Acoaxet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Apponagansett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Acapesket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Teaticket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
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 Gay Head Indian Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dukes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gay Head Indian Burying Ground.
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 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 Gay Head Indian Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Dukes 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 Gay Head Indian Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #604116 (Gay Head Indian Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #604116 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: Dukes
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Squibnocket
- Location given for Gay Head Indian Burying Ground:
- Lat: 41.3370564 Lon: -70.8119743
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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 Dukes, 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 from Point A (ie- Gay Head Indian 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 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.
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