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. 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 Needham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Needham Cemetery:
42.2895, -71.2453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Needham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- 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 west 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)
- The Gardens Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Gardens Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- 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)
- 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)
- The Old Village Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Village Cemetery
- Brookdare Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookdare Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdare Cemetery
- 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)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Needham Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Babson Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Charles River Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Newton Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Upper Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Wellesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Wellesley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Newton Lower Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Auburndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- West Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- West Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Stonybrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- North Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- North Natick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- Natick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- 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.
- Dedham
- Dover
- Dover lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Needham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Natick
- Needham
- Newton
- Wellesley
- Westwood
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 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 Needham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Needham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #603220 (Needham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #603220 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Needham Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2895419 Lon: -71.2453333
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Needham 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 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.
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