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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Massachusetts National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Massachusetts National Cemetery (FG ID #109426)

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 Massachusetts National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massachusetts National Cemetery

Lat:   41.6741°   (41° 40' 26")

Lon:   -70.5846°   (-70° 35' 4")

The cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.

As an estimate, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Pocasset.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the east of the Massachusetts National Cemetery .

Establishment of the Massachusetts National Cemetery ...

The Massachusetts National Cemetery was established October 11, 1980.

Name Variations for Massachusetts National Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bourne National Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Massachusetts National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Massachusetts National Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Massachusetts National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massachusetts National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cataumet
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataumet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Pocasset
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
      • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
    • North Falmouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Silver Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Monument Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Forestdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
      • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
    • Bourne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • West Falmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Buzzards Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
    • Mashpee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
      • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
    • East Falmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
      • East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Onset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
      • Onset is located in Plymouth County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Teaticket
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaticket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
        • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
      • Seabrook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
        • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
      • Mashpee Neck
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
        • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Sandwich
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
        • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
      • Sagamore
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
        • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
      • East Wareham
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
        • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Falmouth
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
        • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
      • Acapesket
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
        • Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
      • Seconsett Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seconsett Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
        • Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Monomoscoy Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monomoscoy Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
        • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Popponesset Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
        • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Cotuit
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotuit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
        • Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
      • East Sandwich
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
        • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Plowed Neck
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
        • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Weweantic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weweantic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
        • Weweantic is located in Plymouth 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 Massachusetts National Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massachusetts National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bourne
      • Bourne lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Massachusetts National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bourne.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
    • Falmouth
    • Mashpee
      • Mashpee lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Massachusetts National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mashpee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Sandwich

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Massachusetts National Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Cataumet Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Monument Beach Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Bourne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakland Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gray Gables Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Gables Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Gables Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Gables Cemetery
    • Monument Neck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.803 <7>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <1>
    • East End Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Neck Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Neck Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Neck Cemetery
    • Attaquin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goodspeed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tobey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tobey Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91779 <1>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • St. Anthonys Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
        • The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <1>
      • Coombs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Coombs Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • The Coombs Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Avant - Coombs Burial Ground
        • Coombs Burial Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coombs Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.802 <7>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <1>
      • Percival Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bay View Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Agawam Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bay View Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Great Neck Woods Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Freeman Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • Spring Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Almshouse Burial Ground
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Almshouse Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Almshouse Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
        • The Almshouse Burial Ground has also been known as:
        • Poor Farm Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almshouse Burial Ground
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2576934 <1>
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Town Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sandwich.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1115453 <1>
      • Saddle & Pilgrim Graves
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saddle & Pilgrim Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saddle & Pilgrim Graves is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saddle & Pilgrim Graves
      • Sagamore Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Indian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery

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

    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 Massachusetts National Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #606039  (Massachusetts National Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #606039 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: Pocasset
      • County: Barnstable         Elev: 51
      • Location given for GNIS #606039 (Massachusetts National Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #109426

    The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

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

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Massachusetts National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6741, Longitude: -70.5846    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.

    <8>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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