A visit to the Old North 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 North Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old North Cemetery (FG ID #91388).
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 North Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old North Cemetery:
42.0237, -70.0735
The Old North Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.
The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old North Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old North Cemetery.
Establishment of the Old North Cemetery ...
The Old North Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Old North Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Provincetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Winthrop Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chequessett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequessett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chequessett Cemetery is located in Wellfleet.
- The Chequessett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chequessett Neck Cemetery
- Early Meeting House Cemetery
- First Meeting House Cemetery
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230356 <1>
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Wellfleet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cemetery
- Bridge Road Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Truro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Truro is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
- Pond Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
- Truro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truro is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
- South Truro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Provincetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Wellfleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Wellfleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
- North Eastham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
- Thumpertown Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- East Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brewster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Brewster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Orleans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
- Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- North Harwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Harwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- Chatham Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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 North Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Old North 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 North Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91388
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602515 (Old North Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602515 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Truro
- Location given for Old North Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0239921 Lon: -70.0733577
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 North 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.
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