A visit to the Pond Street Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Pond Street Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BRA.803). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BRA.803'. 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 Pond Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pond Street Cemetery
Lat: 42.1999° (42° 11' 59")
Lon: -71.0101° (-71° 0' 36")
The Pond Street Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the west northwest of the Pond Street Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Pond Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pond Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Quincy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Central Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Burial Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christ Church Burial Ground is located in Norfolk County
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WEY.812 <1>
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Crypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Crypt
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Crypt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adams Crypt is located in Norfolk County
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Wollaston 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 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Pond Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pond Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- West Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Avon
- From the Pond Street Cemetery to Avon
- East Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wollaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montclair
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Norfolk Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ponkapoag
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stoughton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Accord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Pond Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pond Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braintree
- Hingham
- Holbrook
- Milton
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Rockland
- Stoughton
- Weymouth
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 Pond Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Pond Street 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 Pond Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602841 (Pond Street Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #602841 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: Blue Hills
- County: Norfolk Elev: 35
- Location given for GNIS #602841 (Pond Street Cemetery)
- Referenced MACRIS Record: BRA.803
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
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 Norfolk, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pond Street Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1999, Longitude: -71.0101 |
<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 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 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. |
<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. |