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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. 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 Kings Chapel Burying Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kings Chapel Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kings Chapel Burying Ground

Lat:   42.3584°   (42° 21' 30")

Lon:   -71.0598°   (-71° 3' 35")

The Kings Chapel Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the north northeast of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kings Chapel Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Bunker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
  • Phipps Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phipps Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phipps Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phipps Street Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
  • St. Augustine Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Burying Ground
    • The St. Augustine Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County
    • The St. Augustine Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.811 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1077072 <6>
  • Somerville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Somerville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Cemetery
    • The Garden Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
  • Old Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • Burial Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burial Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Bell Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bell Rock Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.800 <5>
  • Salem Street Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cambridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Cemetery
      • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City of Cambridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sandbanks Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <6>
    • Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brookline Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Winthrop Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Everett.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EVR.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91024 <6>
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Everett.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90786 <6>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Everett.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EVR.800 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91880 <6>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kings Chapel Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Bay Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
    • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
  • Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Charlestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
    • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
  • South Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
    • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • East Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
    • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Chelsea
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
  • Somerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Brookline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
  • Brookline Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
    • Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
  • Roxbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
  • Dorchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
  • Wellington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Everett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Everett is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
    • Cambridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
    • Allston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
      • Allston is located in Suffolk County
    • Jamaica Plain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamaica Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
      • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
    • Point Shirley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
      • Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
    • Winthrop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
    • Medford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
    • Revere
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
      • Revere is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
    • Malden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
    • Huron Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Chestnut Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Mattapan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
    • Ashmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
      • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
    • West Medford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
      • West Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Brighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Suffolk County

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 Kings Chapel Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kings Chapel Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boston
    • Boston lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Brookline
  • Cambridge
  • Chelsea
    • Chelsea lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chelsea.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Everett
  • Malden
  • Medford
    • Medford lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Medford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Revere
    • Revere lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Revere.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
  • Roxbury
    • Roxbury lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Kings Chapel Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roxbury.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Somerville
  • Wellington
  • Winthrop

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 Kings Chapel Burying Ground:

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 Kings Chapel Burying Ground:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #618406  (Kings Chapel Burying Ground)
    • Note: GNIS record #618406 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Boston South
    • County: Suffolk         Elev: 14
    • Location given for GNIS #618406 (Kings Chapel Burying Ground)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Suffolk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kings Chapel Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3584, Longitude: -71.0598       In this case, the coordinates for the Kings Chapel Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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