A visit to the Mount Auburn 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Auburn Cemetery (FG ID #91241)
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery (MACRIS ID: CAM.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: CAM.801'. 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery ...
The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
The cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.
Establishment of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery ...
The Mt. Auburn Cemetery was established in 1831.
Name Variations for Mt. Auburn 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.
Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bell Rock Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Bunker Cemetery
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Cemetery
- Burial Hill Cemetery
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Central Burying Ground
- Common Street Cemetery
- Copp's Hill Burying Ground
- East Parish Burying Ground
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Granary Burying Ground
- Grove Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Holyhood Cemetery
- Kings Chapel Burying Ground
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
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- Phipps Street Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Salem Street Burying Ground
- Somerville Cemetery
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Somerville Cemetery
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Walnut Hills Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allston
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
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- Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
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- Arlington
- Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Belmont
- Boston
- 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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- Charlestown
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- East Lexington
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgeworth
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
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- Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Jamaica Plain
- Medford
- Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
- 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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- Roxbury
- Somerville
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Waverley
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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- Wellington
- West Medford
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
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- West Newton
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Boston
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Medford
- Newton
- Roxbury
- Somerville
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellington
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 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91241
Referenced MACRIS Record: CAM.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600882 (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600882 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 20 (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 Middlesex, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Auburn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |