A visit to the Old Burying Ground ...
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 Old Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Burying Ground:
42.4815, -71.0962
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the south of the Old Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Meretz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Woodbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodbrook Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woburn.
- The Woodbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.805 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91872 <6>
- Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Israel Cemetery
- The Temple Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Adath Israel Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WAK.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203197 <6>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Winchester.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WNT.801 <5>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 in Malden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056077 <6>
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Dale Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Dale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Malden.
- The Forest Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forestdale Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.804 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056071 <6>
- Wyoming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Forest Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Forest Glen Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Street Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bell Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
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 Old Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Stoneham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Lindenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Montvale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Wakefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Woburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
- Montrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cummingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- West Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Cliftondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Lynnfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Winnmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winnmere is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnmere
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- West Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
- West Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Burlington
- Everett
- Lynnfield
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Reading
- Saugus
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Wakefield
- Wellington
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Woburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 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 Old Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1974449 (Old Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974449 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: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boston North
- Location given for Old Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.4814843 Lon: -71.0961642
- 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 Middlesex, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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| <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. |