A visit to the Pine Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SHR.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SHR.800'. 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. 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 Pine Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pine Hill Cemetery
Lat: 42.2457° (42° 14' 44")
Lon: -71.3644° (-71° 21' 51")
The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pine Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pine Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pine Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brush Hill Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Hill Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brush Hill Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Clara Barton Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Barton Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Barton Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clara Barton Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- West Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- New South Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New South Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Farm Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farm Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farm Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Farm Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Dell Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dell Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Old South Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old South Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Tarcisius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Tarcisius Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Tarcisius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Tarcisius Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Old North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <6>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRM.800 <1>
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holliston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliston Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliston Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holliston Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Vine Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pine Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pine Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherborn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Natick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Holliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Framingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dover
- From the Pine Hill Cemetery to Dover
- North Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cochituate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Saxonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Charles River Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wellesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Babson Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Medway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- Needham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Needham Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Fayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Upper Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Waban
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Lower Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tower Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cordaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Pine Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pine Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Dover
- Framingham
- Holliston
- Hopkinton
- Medway
- Natick
- Needham
- Walpole
- Wayland
- Wellesley
- Westwood
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 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 Pine Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Pine Hill 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 Pine Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599417 (Pine Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #599417 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: Medfield
- County: Middlesex Elev: 73
- Location given for GNIS #599417 (Pine Hill Cemetery)
- Referenced MACRIS Record: SHR.800
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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.
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<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, 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 Pine Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2457, Longitude: -71.3644 |
<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 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. |
<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. |