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 ...
The Holyhood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<3>.
Establishment of the Holyhood Cemetery ...
The Holyhood Cemetery was:
Conscrated in 1857
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baker Street Memorial Park
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
- Common Street Cemetery
- East Parish Burying Ground
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
- The Gardens Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
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 alphabetically:
- Allston
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
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- Auburndale
- Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
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- Brighton
- Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
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- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Cambridgeport
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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- Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Eliot
- Highland
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
- Mattapan
- Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
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- Needham
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
- Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton
- Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
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- Nonantum ‑ Historic
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
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- North Village
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Roslindale
- Roxbury
- Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Waban
- Watertown
- Waverley
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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- West Newton
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- West Roxbury
- Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
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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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
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 obstructions 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'. |