A visit to the Old Burying Ground ...
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 Burying Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Burying Ground (FG ID #1626132).
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 Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Burying Ground:
42.6851, -70.8420
The Old Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
The cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
Adjacent to the Old Burying Ground and just to the north is the Highland Cemetery.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Burying Ground.
Establishment of the Old Burying Ground ...
The Old Burying Ground was established in 1634.
Name Variations for Old Burying Ground ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Burying Ground has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Rowley Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- First Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The First Burial Ground is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Burial Ground
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- South Byfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wenham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sumner Station Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- First Parish Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- North Beverly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beechbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sons of Abraham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Adnah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bayview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bayview Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
- Langsford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Langsford Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Ipswich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rowley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asbury Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Newbury Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Topsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Byfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- East Boxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- Boxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Newburyport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prides Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Beverly Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manchester By The Sea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Gloucester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hathorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Danvers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kettle Cove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Freshwater Cove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Burying Ground. The following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Danvers
- Essex
- Ipswich
- Newburyport
- Topsfield
- Wenham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Burying Ground:
- 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 Old Burying Ground:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1626132
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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Burying Ground) 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.
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