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A visit to the Needham Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   42.2895°   (42° 17' 22")

Lon:   -71.2453°   (-71° 14' 43")

The Needham Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the southeast of the Needham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Needham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Newton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <5>
  • St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • The Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Gardens Cemetery
    • The Gardens Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • The Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91017 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
  • Baker Street Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boston Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boston Catholic Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Newton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Village Cemetery
      • The Old Village Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Brookdare Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookdare Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookdare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookdare Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Brookdale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Benedict Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holyhood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Parish Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Parish Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Parish Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Parish Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NWT.801 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Needham Cemetery.

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

  • Needham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Needham is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
  • Needham Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
    • Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Babson Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
    • Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
  • Charles River Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles River Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
    • Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
  • Newton Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
    • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
  • Eliot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
    • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
  • Newton Upper Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
    • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
  • Waban
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
    • Waban is located in Middlesex County
  • Wellesley Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
    • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
  • Wellesley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
    • Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
  • Newton Lower Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
    • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Newton Centre
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
      • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
    • Newton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
    • Auburndale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
    • West Roxbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
      • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
    • Westbrook Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
    • Chestnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Newtonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
      • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
    • West Newton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
      • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Westwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
    • Dedham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
    • Stonybrook Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
      • Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
    • North Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Nonantum ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonantum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
      • Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
    • North Natick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Natick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
      • North Natick is located in Middlesex County
    • Natick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
      • Natick is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 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 Norfolk 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 like to 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 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:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #603220  (Needham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #603220 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: Newton
    • County: Norfolk         Elev: 50
    • Location given for GNIS #603220 (Needham Cemetery)

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

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

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 Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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 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: 42.2895, Longitude: -71.2453       In this case, the coordinates for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.

<7>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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