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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:

42.6245, -70.6712

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Washington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Jacob Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beechbrook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
  • Langsford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Langsford Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsford Cemetery
  • Sumner Station Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Seaside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Choate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Choate Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
    • Spring Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sagamore Hill Burial Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
      • The Sagamore Hill Burial Ground has also been known as:
      • Sagamore Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384380 <6>
    • Highland Annex Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cawles Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
      • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cowles Highland Cemetery
      • Cowles Memorial Cemetery
      • Highland - Cowles Cemetery
      • New Highland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91075 <6>
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Burying Ground
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Burying Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
      • The Old Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • Old North Burying Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1626132 <6>
    • Old South Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Old South Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
      • The Old South Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Cemetery
      • South Side Cemetery
      • Southside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91399 <6>
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Gloucester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gloucester is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
  • Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
    • Former names for Dogtown Commons:
    • Common Settlement
    • Dogtown
    • Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
    • Dogtown Village
  • West Gloucester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Gloucester is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
  • Freshwater Cove Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
  • Bay View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bay View is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Kettle Cove Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
  • Pigeon Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
  • Essex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Essex is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
  • Manchester By The Sea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
    • Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
    • Manchester
  • West Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Manchester is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
  • Essex Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Prides Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
    • Beverly Farms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
    • Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Ipswich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ipswich is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
    • Asbury Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
    • South Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Beverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Beverly is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
    • Wenham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wenham is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill 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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #604120  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #604120 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gloucester
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6245396     Lon: -70.6711558
      • 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 Essex, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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 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.

    <6>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.