A visit to the Hamilton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hamilton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hamilton Cemetery (FG ID #91051).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Hamilton Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HAM.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HAM.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamilton Cemetery:
42.6214, -70.8502
The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Essex County<3>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Hamilton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamilton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Hamilton Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wenham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sons of Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cawles Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Annex Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- High Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ancient Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sumner Station Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
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]<4> of the Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Asbury Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Essex Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Essex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prides Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Beverly Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ipswich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester By The Sea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Topsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hathorne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Rowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Kettle Cove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Howe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Gloucester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- West Peabody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Town Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Marblehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Freshwater Cove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Boxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
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 Hamilton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Danvers
- Essex
- Essex lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hamilton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Ipswich
- Marblehead
- Peabody
- Salem
- Salem lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hamilton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Topsfield
- Wenham
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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Essex 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91051
Referenced MACRIS Record: HAM.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600430 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600430 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marblehead North
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6200943 Lon: -70.8494937
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hamilton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |