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A visit to the Old Town Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Old Town Cemetery (MACRIS ID: FAL.808). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: FAL.808'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 Town Cemetery ...

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

41.5499, -70.6244

The Old Town Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.

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

  • Falmouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Teaticket
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
  • Woods Hole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Acapesket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • East Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
  • West Chop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Chop is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
  • Seconsett Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
  • Tisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Vineyard Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Monomoscoy Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
  • Seabrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hatchville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Falmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Silver Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Oak Bluffs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maushop Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
    • New Seabury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • Popponesset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
    • Popponesset Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
    • Cataumet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • Christian Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
    • Mashpee Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
    • Pocasset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gosnold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • North Tisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cotuit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
    • Mashpee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 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 Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barnstable County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Town Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Town 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 Town Cemetery:

    Referenced MACRIS Record:  FAL.808

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2513734  (Old Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2513734 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: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Falmouth
      • Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.54978     Lon: -70.624387
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.

    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Town 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.