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A visit to the Polpis Burying Ground ...

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 Polpis Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polpis Burying Ground:

41.2965, -70.0156

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

The Polpis Burying Ground is located in Nantucket County<2>.

The county seat for Nantucket County is located in Nantucket. Nantucket lies just to the west of the Polpis Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Polpis Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of the Polpis Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polpis Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • New Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The New Town Cemetery is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
    • The New Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Newtown Cemetery
  • Old North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Old North Cemetery is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  • Friends Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Friends Burying Ground is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Burying Ground
  • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91638 <5>
  • African Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Town Cemetery is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
    • The New Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Newtown Cemetery
    • Old South Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174319 <5>
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Settlers Graves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Settlers Graves is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Graves
  • Baker Family Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Bassett Family Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bassett Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Family Cemetery
    • The Bassett Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bassett Burial Plot
    • Bassett Family Burial Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHA.813 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202649 <5>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Swan Lake Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Westside Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
    • New Westside Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westside Cemetery
    • Town Hill Burying Ground
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Seamens Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chief Squanto Memorial Marker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Polpis Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polpis Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Pocomo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
  • Siasconset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
  • Nantucket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
  • Harwich Port
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
  • Katama
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Katama is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
  • South Chatham
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
  • West Harwich
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
  • Dennis Port
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
  • West Dennis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
  • Bass River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
  • Chatham
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • West Chatham
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Harwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
    • Edgartown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • South Yarmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
    • East Harwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
    • West Yarmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
    • Hyannis Port
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
    • Harwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
    • North Harwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
    • South Dennis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • Hyannis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
    • West Hyannisport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
    • Craigville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • North Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • Chatham Port
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port

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 Polpis Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nantucket County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polpis Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Polpis Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Nantucket 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 Polpis Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1974777  (Polpis Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974777 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: Nantucket
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Siasconset
      • Location given for Polpis Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 41.2965109     Lon: -70.0155701
      • 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 Nantucket, 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 from Point A (ie- Polpis Burying Ground) 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.
    <6>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.