A visit to the Ouivett Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Ouivett Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ouivett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ouivett Cemetery
Lat: 41.7501° (41° 45' 0")
Lon: -70.1411° (-70° 8' 27")
The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.
The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies just to the west southwest of the Ouivett Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ouivett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ouivett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corporation Beach Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349234 <6>
- Hall Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Burial Ground
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Hall Family Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
- The Hall Family Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DEN.805 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91049 <6>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brewster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- The Brewster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brewster Lower Road Cemetery
- Lower Road Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.806 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <6>
- Howes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Brewster Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Memorial Cemetery
- The Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brewster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297198 <6>
- Old South Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Dennis Cemetery
- The Old South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- The Old South Dennis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ancient Cemetery
- Town Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #703920 <6>
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelley Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181488 <6>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Bass Hole Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Hole Memorial Garden
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bass Hole Memorial Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Bass Hole Memorial Garden is located in Barnstable County
- The Bass Hole Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Grey Beach Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428650 <6>
- Ancient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Dennis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
- The Swan Lake Cemetery Annex is located in Barnstable County
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crosby Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crosby Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brewster.
- The Crosby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crosby Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <6>
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 Ouivett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ouivett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
- East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- West Brewster
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Brewster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
- West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- North Harwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Harwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
- North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Brewster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- South Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- West Harwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Yarmouth Port
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth Port have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- South Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- West Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dennis Port
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich Port
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
- East Harwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Cummaquid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummaquid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
- Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
- Bass River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- South Harwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- South Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- South Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
- South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Cobbs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
- Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
- Barnstable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- West Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- West Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Chatham Port
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham Port. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
- Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
- East Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Thumpertown Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
- Thumpertown Beach 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 Ouivett Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ouivett 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 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 Ouivett 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 ...
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 Ouivett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602539 (Ouivett Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #602539 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Dennis
- County: Barnstable Elev: 13
- Location given for GNIS #602539 (Ouivett Cemetery)
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 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 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 things 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 Ouivett Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7501, Longitude: -70.1411 In this case, the coordinates for the Ouivett Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<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. |