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 #91132).
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:
42.2312, -71.4367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old North Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Old North Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old North Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old North Cemetery ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Old North Cemetery.
Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old North Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 east of Ashland.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ASL.802 <6>
- East Hopkinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Holliston Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burying Ground
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Sherborn.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHR.802 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91831 <1>
- Brush Hill Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clara Barton Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Paddy Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91173 <1>
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New South Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Tarcisius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Tarcisius Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Tarcisius Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Old South Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plain Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Plain Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Burying Ground
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Dell Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dell Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Park Cemetery
- Church Hill 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Old North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Holliston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Holliston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Metcalf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Sherborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Framingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hayden Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- South Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Millis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Natick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Fayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cordaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Medway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- North Natick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- Saxonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Southborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Medfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Cochituate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Hopedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Marlborough Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
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. 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 North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Dover
- Framingham
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Milford
- Natick
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 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 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 North Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91132
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601492 (Indian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601492 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: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holliston
- Location given for Indian Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2312073 Lon: -71.4367278
- 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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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. |
| <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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