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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 Mt. Wollaston Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Wollaston Cemetery (FG ID #91271)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery (MACRIS ID: QUI.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: QUI.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. 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 Mt. Wollaston Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery

Lat:   42.2585°   (42° 15' 30")

Lon:   -70.9989°   (-70° 59' 56")

The Mt. Wollaston Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<3>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the west of the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Wollaston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Mt. Wollaston 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 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

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

    • Quincy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
    • West Quincy
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
      • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Norfolk Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
      • Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
    • Wollaston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
      • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
    • Braintree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
    • North Weymouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Montclair
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Norfolk County
    • Milton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
    • Weymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • Milton Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
      • Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
    • Dorchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
    • Mattapan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Mattapan Station
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
        • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
      • East Weymouth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
        • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Hingham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
        • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
      • Hull
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
        • Hull is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
      • Randolph
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
      • South Weymouth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
        • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • South Boston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
        • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Roxbury
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
        • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Roslindale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
        • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
      • Hyde Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
        • Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Readville Manor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
        • Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
      • Ponkapoag
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponkapoag have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
        • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
      • East Boston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
        • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Holbrook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
        • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
      • Boston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
        • Boston is located in Suffolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
      • Bay Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
        • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Point Shirley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
        • Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
      • Brookline Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
        • Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Brookline
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
        • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
      • Jamaica Plain
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
        • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
      • Stonybrook Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
        • Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Readville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
        • Readville 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 Mt. Wollaston 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 Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Boston
      • Boston lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boston.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Braintree
    • Brookline
    • Hingham
    • Holbrook
    • Hull
      • Hull lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Milton
    • Quincy
      • Quincy lies less than 2 miles<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Randolph
    • Roxbury
    • Weymouth

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <1>
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Christ Church Burial Ground
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Church Burial Ground is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Burial Ground
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Quincy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blue Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Blue Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <1>
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Village Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • North Weymouth Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Pond Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Plain Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Reed Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • St. Augustine Burying Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • New Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180374 <1>
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
        • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        • Old Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149537 <1>
      • Oak Lawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Roslindale.
        • The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Oaklawn Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028532 <1>
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindwood Cemetery
      • Highland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WEY.812 <2>
      • Fairmount Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ft. Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hingham Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hull Village Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys 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 Mt. Wollaston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600563  (Mount Wollaston Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #600563 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: Hull
      • County: Norfolk         Elev: 4
      • Location given for GNIS #600563 (Mount Wollaston Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91271
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  QUI.801

    The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.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>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.

    <3>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.
    <4>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 Mt. Wollaston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2585, Longitude: -70.9989    
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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