A visit to the Old South Dennis 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 South Dennis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old South Dennis Cemetery (FG ID #703920)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 South Dennis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old South Dennis Cemetery
Lat: 41.6898° (41° 41' 23")
Lon: -70.1576° (-70° 9' 27")
The Old South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.
The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies just to the west of the Old South Dennis Cemetery .
Name Variations for Old South Dennis 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.
Old South Dennis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Town Hall Cemetery
- Ancient 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 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old South Dennis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old South Dennis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91695 <1>
- Homer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Homer Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corporation Beach Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Hole Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Island Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quivet Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ouivett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouivett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
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 South Dennis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old South Dennis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- West Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- North Harwich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Yarmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- West Harwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Bass River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- East Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yarmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yarmouth
- From the Old South Dennis Cemetery to Yarmouth
- Harwich Port
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Brewster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Port
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth Port have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- West Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Harwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- South Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- East Harwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cummaquid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummaquid have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
- Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
- Hyannis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cobbs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
- Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
- Barnstable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barnstable
- From the Old South Dennis Cemetery to Barnstable
- Hyannis Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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 South Dennis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old South Dennis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 South Dennis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Barnstable County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Old South Dennis Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 South Dennis Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #703920
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old South Dennis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6898, Longitude: -70.1576 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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 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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |