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A visit to the Lindwood Cemetery ...

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 Lindwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lindwood Cemetery:

42.1754, -71.0287

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

The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the northwest of the Lindwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lindwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Lindwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lindwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pond Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Blue Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <6>
  • Plain Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quincy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Wendell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Abington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282123 <6>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Richards Family Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Plain Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Plain Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plain Cemetery
    • Cobb Family Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Christ Church Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
      • The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hall Place Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lindwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lindwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Randolph
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Holbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
  • North Stoughton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
  • Avon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Avon is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
  • Brookville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • South Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
  • Braintree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Montello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Montello is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Ponkapoag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
  • Stoughton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
  • West Quincy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Abington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
    • Weymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • Weymouth Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
    • Quincy Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
    • Quincy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
    • East Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
    • Canton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Canton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
    • Brockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • Milton Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
    • Abington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
    • Rockland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • East Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • North Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
    • Norfolk Downs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
    • Wollaston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
    • Montclair
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Montclair is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Readville Manor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor

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 Lindwood 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 Lindwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lindwood 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 Lindwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602844  (Lindwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602844 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: 38 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blue Hills
      • Location given for Lindwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1753775     Lon: -71.0286587
      • 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 Norfolk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lindwood Cemetery) 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.