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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gifford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gifford Cemetery (FG ID #2247388)

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 Gifford Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0549°   (42° 3' 17")

Lon:   -70.1873°   (-70° 11' 14")

The Gifford Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Gifford Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Gifford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Gifford Cemetery 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 31 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gifford Cemetery.

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

    • Provincetown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
      • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
    • North Truro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
      • North Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Pond Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
      • Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
    • South Truro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
      • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Truro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
    • Wellfleet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
      • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
    • South Wellfleet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
      • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • North Eastham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
      • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Thumpertown Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
      • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Eastham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • White Horse Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
      • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Brewster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Orleans
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
      • Manomet
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manomet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
        • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
      • East Dennis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
        • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • West Brewster
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
        • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
      • East Orleans
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
        • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
      • Dennis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
        • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
      • South Orleans
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
        • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
      • Brant Rock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
        • Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
      • Green Harbor
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
        • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
      • Chiltonville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
        • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
      • Sagamore Beach
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
        • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Plowed Neck
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
        • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Cobbs Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
        • Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Cummaquid ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummaquid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
        • Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
      • Yarmouth Port
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
        • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Yarmouth
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
        • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
      • Ocean Bluff
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
        • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
      • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
        • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
      • Duxbury
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
        • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people

    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 Gifford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gifford Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Gifford Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Old North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Snow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chequessett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chequessett Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chequessett Cemetery is located in Wellfleet.
      • The Chequessett Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chequessett Neck Cemetery
      • Early Meeting House Cemetery
      • First Meeting House Cemetery
      • Taylor Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chequessett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230356 <1>
    • Duck Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
    • South Wellfleet Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Soldiers Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
      • Bridge Road Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • The Brewster Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Brewster Lower Road Cemetery
        • Lower Road Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.806 <7>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <1>
      • Foster Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cove Burying Ground
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White Horse Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Horse Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Horse Cemetery
      • Manomet Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Corporation Beach Memorial Park
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hall Family Burial Ground
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Hall Family Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
        • The Hall Family Burial Ground has also been known as:
        • Hall Cemetery
        • Hall Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Burial Ground
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DEN.805 <7>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91049 <1>
      • Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349234 <1>
      • Paddock Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Homer Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Homer Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
      • Sears Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sears Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91695 <1>
      • Ouivett Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouivett Cemetery
      • Quivet Neck Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • The Quivet Neck Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quivet Neck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Dennis.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quivet Neck Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91406 <1>
      • Red Top Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dillingham Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Crosby Family Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crosby Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brewster.
        • The Crosby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Crosby Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Family Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.801 <7>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <1>
      • Orleans Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

    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 Gifford Cemetery:

    The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gifford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0549, Longitude: -70.1873    
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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 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.

    <8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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