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A visit to the Needham 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 Needham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Needham Cemetery (FG ID #2201904)

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 Needham Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Needham Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   42.5511°   (42° 33' 3")

Lon:   -70.9858°   (-70° 59' 8")

The cemetery is located in Essex County<3>.

As an estimate, the Needham Cemetery is located in West Peabody.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the east southeast of the Needham Cemetery .

Establishment of the Needham Cemetery ...

The Needham Cemetery was established in 1801.

Name Variations for Needham 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.

Needham Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Needham Burial Ground

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 ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Needham Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Needham Cemetery.

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

  • Danvers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brigadoon Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
    • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
  • Hathorne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hathorne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
    • Hathorne is located in Essex County
  • Lynnfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Howe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Essex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Howe
    • From the Needham Cemetery to Howe
  • Peabody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Montrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montrose
    • From the Needham Cemetery to Montrose
  • North Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reading
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
  • Wakefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Saugus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swampscott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Town Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
    • South Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
      • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Wenham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Topsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Stoneham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From the Needham Cemetery to Clifton
    • Marblehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Asbury Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
      • Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people

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 Needham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Needham Cemetery:

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 Needham Cemetery:

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>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Needham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5511, Longitude: -70.9858    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<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.




 

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