RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Massachusetts >> Dukes County >> Gay Head Indian Burying GroundIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts

The Commemorative Quarter for Massachusetts





A visit to the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground ...


The location of the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Gay Head Indian Burying Ground ...

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)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground

Lat:   41.3371°   (41° 20' 13")

Lon:   -70.8120°   (-70° 48' 43")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
      • Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Former name for Aquinnah:
      • Gay Head
    • Squibnocket
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squibnocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
      • Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
    • Menemsha
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menemsha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
      • Menemsha is located in Dukes County
    • Chilmark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
      • Chilmark is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • West Tisbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
      • West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
    • North Tisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
      • North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
    • Christian Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
    • Cuttyhunk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttyhunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
      • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
    • Gosnold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Vineyard Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
      • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
    • Tisbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
      • Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
    • West Chop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Woods Hole
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
        • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
      • Edgartown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
        • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
      • Oak Bluffs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
        • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
      • Nonquitt
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
        • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
      • South Dartmouth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
        • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Falmouth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
        • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
      • Westport Point
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
        • Westport Point is located in Bristol County
      • Acoaxet
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
        • Acoaxet is located in Bristol County
      • Apponagansett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
        • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
      • Acapesket
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
        • Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
      • Teaticket
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaticket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
        • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County

    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.

    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
      • The Abel's Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chilmark Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abel's Hill 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
      • The West Tisbury Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Tisbury Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Tisbury Village 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christiantown Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christiantown Memorial Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
    • Lambert's Cove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of West Tisbury.
      • The Lambert's Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lamberts Cove Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert's Cove 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • South End Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South End Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • Tisbury Village Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tisbury Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tisbury Village Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tisbury Village Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • West Chop Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Chop Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cornell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cornell Family Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Family Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DAR.816 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438536 <5>
    • Hill Meadow Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Meadow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Meadow Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Town Hill Burying Ground
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Town Hill Burying Ground is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Hill Burying Ground
      • New Westside Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Westside Cemetery
      • Westside Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westside Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Job Almy Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Job Almy Family Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Job Almy Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373783 <5>
      • Almy Burial Ground
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Almy Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Almy Burial Ground is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almy Burial Ground
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WSP.825 <6>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90751 <5>
      • Almy Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Almy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Almy Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almy Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #604116 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: Squibnocket
      • County: Dukes         Elev: 28
      • Location given for GNIS #604116 (Gay Head Indian Burying Ground)

    The official website for Dukes County: www.dukescounty.org/

    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 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 'straight-line' 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 Gay Head Indian Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3371, Longitude: -70.8120       In this case, the coordinates for the Gay Head Indian 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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 06 Apr 2024