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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 Grave of Myles Standish ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grave of Myles Standish:

42.0251, -70.6875

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grave of Myles Standish can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Grave of Myles Standish is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies just to the south southeast of the Grave of Myles Standish .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Grave of Myles Standish.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grave of Myles Standish, with the nearest first.

  • Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dingley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #KIN.800 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Ashdod Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Vine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Vine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill Cemetery
  • Burial Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
  • Sarcophagus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sarcophagus Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcophagus Cemetery
  • Winslow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Sachem Lodge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sachem Lodge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Lodge Cemetery
  • Parting Ways Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parting Ways Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parting Ways Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Plymouth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
    • Chiltonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Littles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Littles Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Cemetery
    • Schoosett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Schoosett Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoosett Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pembroke.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640819 <6>
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grave of Myles Standish.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grave of Myles Standish, with the nearest first:

  • South Duxbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
  • Island Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Duxbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
  • North Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
  • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Brant Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
  • Green Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
  • Ashdod
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
  • Ocean Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Chiltonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
    • Humarock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Humarock is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humarock
    • North Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
    • Oldham Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
    • Halifax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Halifax is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
    • Plympton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
    • Marshfield Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
    • Curtis Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
    • Bryantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
    • Monponsett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
    • North Carver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
    • Water View Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
    • South Meadow Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
    • Manomet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
    • White Horse Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
    • North Marshfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
    • Hanover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • South Hanover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover

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 Grave of Myles Standish. The following communities are located in Plymouth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grave of Myles Standish.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Pembroke
  • Plymouth

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 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 Grave of Myles Standish:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Grave of Myles Standish:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #604142  (Grave of Myles Standish)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #604142 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: Plymouth
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duxbury
      • Location given for Grave of Myles Standish:
      • Lat: 42.0251029     Lon: -70.687537
      • 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 Plymouth, 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- Grave of Myles Standish) 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.

    <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.