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A visit to the Old North 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 North Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old North Cemetery:

41.2862, -70.1100

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old North Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old North Cemetery is located in Nantucket County<2>.

The county seat for Nantucket County is located in Nantucket. Nantucket lies just to the east southeast of the Old North Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old North Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Old North Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Old Settlers Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Old Settlers Graves is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Graves
  • New Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The New Town Cemetery is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
    • The New Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Newtown Cemetery
    • Old South Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174319 <5>
  • Polpis Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Polpis Burying Ground is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polpis Burying Ground
  • Town Hill Burying Ground
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • New Westside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westside Cemetery
  • Westside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
  • Baker Family Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
      • The Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Federated Church Cemetery
      • Hyannis Federated Cemetery
      • Universalist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178403 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Neck Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Swan Lake Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Dennis Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis Cemetery
    • Old South Dennis Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Dennis Cemetery
      • The Old South Dennis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ancient Cemetery
      • Town Hall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #703920 <5>
    • Chandler Gray Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Chandler Gray Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Gray Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Gray Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Yarmouth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1543639 <5>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Francis Xaviers Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seamens Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Chief Squanto Memorial Marker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bassett Family Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Bassett Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Family Cemetery
      • The Bassett Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bassett Burial Plot
      • Bassett Family Burial Ground
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHA.813 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202649 <5>
    • Island Pond Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Harwich.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181488 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Old North Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Nantucket
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
  • Pocomo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
  • Siasconset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
  • Katama
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Katama is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
  • Edgartown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Bass River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
  • Hyannis Port
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
  • West Harwich
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
  • West Yarmouth
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
  • Hyannis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
  • Dennis Port
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
  • West Hyannisport
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Harwich Port
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
    • Popponesset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
    • Maushop Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
    • Oak Bluffs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
    • West Dennis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
    • South Yarmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
    • Craigville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Osterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Osterville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
    • West Chatham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
    • South Chatham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • South Harwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
    • Harwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
    • Popponesset Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
    • New Seabury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • South Dennis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis

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 Nantucket 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 first visit 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 North Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Nantucket 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #606237  (Old North Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606237 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: Nantucket
      • Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nantucket
      • Location given for Old North Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.2862341     Lon: -70.1100163
      • 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 Nantucket, 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 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 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.