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A visit to the Old Bourne 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 Old Bourne Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Bourne Cemetery (FG ID #91372).

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Old Bourne Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BOU.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BOU.801'. 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 Old Bourne Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bourne Cemetery:

41.7383, -70.5981

The Old Bourne Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of the Old Bourne Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bourne Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Bourne Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Old Bourne Cemetery.

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

  • Bourne
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
  • Monument Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
  • Buzzards Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
  • Pocasset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Onset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • White Island Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
  • Sagamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
  • East Wareham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
  • Onset Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cataumet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
  • Forestdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sagamore Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
    • North Falmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Wareham Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
    • Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
    • Weweantic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
    • Silver Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Hatchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Sandwich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Briarwood Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mashpee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
    • Plowed Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Falmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
    • Cranberry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • Pine Tree Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • West Wareham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham

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 Old Bourne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barnstable County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bourne
    • Bourne lies less than 2 miles<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Bourne Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bourne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Mashpee
  • Sandwich
  • Wareham

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Bourne Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Old Bourne Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91372

    Referenced MACRIS Record:  BOU.801

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602053  (Old Bourne Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602053 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: Barnstable
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pocasset
      • Location given for Old Bourne Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.7387167     Lon: -70.5980863
      • 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 Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- Old Bourne 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.