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A visit to the Monument Beach 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 Monument Beach Cemetery ...

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

41.7154, -70.7345

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

The Monument Beach Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east of the Monument Beach Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Monument Beach Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Monument Beach Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Landing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Agawam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Centre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
    • The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862184 <6>
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
    • The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Rochester Church Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.805 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
  • Cushing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cushing Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing Cemetery
  • Long Neck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Neck Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Neck Cemetery
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Monument Beach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gray Gables Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gray Gables Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables Cemetery
    • Monument Neck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cataumet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Old Bourne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Long Plain Friends Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Long Plain Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain Friends Cemetery
      • The Long Plain Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Acushnet Friends Burying Ground
      • Long Plain Friends Meeting House Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ACU.805 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370488 <6>
    • Long Plain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Long Plain Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain Cemetery
      • The Long Plain Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ancient Long Plain Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ACU.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91190 <6>
    • Naskatucket Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Massachusetts National Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Massachusetts National Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Pocasset.
      • The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bourne National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <6>
    • Central Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Monument Beach Cemetery.

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

  • Briarwood Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
  • Marion
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marion is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Weweantic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
  • Wareham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Wareham Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
  • Onset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Onset is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
  • East Wareham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
  • Onset Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
  • Rochester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
  • Mattapoisett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
  • West Wareham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
  • Cataumet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pocasset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
    • Monument Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Buzzards Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Pine Tree Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • Silver Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • North Falmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Bourne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • White Island Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
    • South Middleboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
    • Cranberry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • South Carver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
    • Long Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
    • Acushnet Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
    • Acushnet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • West Falmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth

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 Monument Beach Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barnstable County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monument Beach Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bourne
    • Bourne lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Monument Beach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bourne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Wareham

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 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 Monument Beach Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Monument Beach Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602049  (Monument Beach Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602049 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: Barnstable
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Onset
      • Location given for Monument Beach Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.7153821     Lon: -70.7344791
      • 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 Barnstable, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monument Beach 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.