A visit to the Holyhood 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 Holyhood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holyhood Cemetery (FG ID #91119).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Holyhood Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BKL.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BKL.802'. 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 Holyhood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holyhood Cemetery:
42.3204, -71.1670
The Holyhood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<3>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the south of the Holyhood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holyhood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Holyhood Cemetery ...
The Holyhood Cemetery was:
Conscrated in 1857
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Holyhood Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holyhood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Parish Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brookline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Common Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Holyhood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holyhood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Westbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Newton Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookline Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Upper Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Needham Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Roslindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Allston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Waban
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Babson Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Stonybrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Hyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huron Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Auburndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Waverley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
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 Holyhood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holyhood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Needham
- Newton
- Roxbury
- Watertown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Holyhood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Holyhood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91119
Referenced MACRIS Record: BKL.802
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #607214 (Holyhood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #607214 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Holyhood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3203753 Lon: -71.1672758
- 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 Norfolk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holyhood 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. |