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A visit to the Phipps Street 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 Phipps Street Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phipps Street Cemetery:

42.3765, -71.0681

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

The Phipps Street Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the south southeast of the Phipps Street Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Phipps Street Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Phipps Street Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Somerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
  • Somerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
  • Central Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Granary Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Granary Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granary Burying Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Granary Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located in Boston.
    • The Granary Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • The Old Granary
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.802 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91030 <6>
  • Kings Chapel Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bell Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Old Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
  • Burial Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
  • Garden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garden Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Malden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056077 <6>
  • Salem Street Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sandbanks Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <6>
    • Cambridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
      • The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City of Cambridge Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Augustine Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Burying Ground
      • The St. Augustine Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • St. Augustine Cemetery
      • St. Augustine Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.811 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1077072 <6>
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Everett.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EVR.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91024 <6>
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Everett.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90786 <6>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Everett.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EVR.800 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91880 <6>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Phipps Street Cemetery.

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

  • Charlestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Bay Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
  • Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • East Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
  • Somerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Edgeworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Cambridgeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
  • South Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • Wellington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Chelsea
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
  • Everett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Everett is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
  • Cambridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Allston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
    • Brookline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
    • Brookline Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
    • Revere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Revere is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
    • Medford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Medford is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
    • Malden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Malden is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
    • Huron Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
    • Brighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Jamaica Plain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
    • Roxbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Savin Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
    • Winthrop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
    • West Medford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Medford is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford

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 Phipps Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phipps Street 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 helpful 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 Phipps Street Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Phipps Street Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #618408  (Phipps Street Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #618408 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boston North
      • Location given for Phipps Street Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.376486     Lon: -71.0681069
      • 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 Suffolk, 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- Phipps Street 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 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.

    <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.