A visit to the Old 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 Old Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Cemetery:
42.5073, -71.0745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Glen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Glen Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Woodbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91872 <5>
- Meretz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Harmony Vale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Vale Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Vale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Vale Cemetery is located outside and to the south of North Reading.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRE.801 <6>
- Park Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056071 <5>
- Wyoming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Memorial Park
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Lindenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Stoneham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Montvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Woburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- North Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Winnmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winnmere is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnmere
- Cummingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Malden
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Cliftondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- West Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
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 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 Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynnfield
- Malden
- Melrose
- Reading
- Saugus
- Stoneham
- Wakefield
- 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 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 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 Old Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600749 (Old Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600749 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: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reading
- Location given for Old Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5073173 Lon: -71.0744974
- 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 '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 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 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. |
| <6> | 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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