A visit to the Newton 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 Newton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Newton Cemetery (FG ID #91298).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Newton Cemetery (MACRIS ID: NWT.804). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: NWT.804'. 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 Newton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newton Cemetery:
42.3333, -71.2129
The Newton Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the east northeast of the Newton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newton Cemetery.
Establishment of the Newton Cemetery ...
The Newton Cemetery was:
Incorporated in 1855
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Newton Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Parish Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- The Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Common Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newton Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waban
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newton Upper Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newton Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- West Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Needham Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- North Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Auburndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Wellesley Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Babson Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Waltham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Brookline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookline Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waverley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Kendal Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Newton 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 Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Brookline
- Needham
- Newton
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellesley
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 Newton 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 Newton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91298
Referenced MACRIS Record: NWT.804
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600852 (Newton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600852 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: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Newton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3334303 Lon: -71.213666
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |