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A visit to the Saint Josephs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery (MACRIS ID: HVR.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: HVR.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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery

Lat:   42.8062°   (42° 48' 22")

Lon:   -71.1196°   (-71° 7' 10")

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hilldale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilldale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilldale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Haverhill City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haverhill City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haverhill City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haverhill City Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Angels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • New Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Town Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pentucket Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lithuanian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Children of Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Children of Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Children of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Children of Israel Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Happy Hollow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrimack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrimack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrimack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Willow Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Mill Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mill Hill Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)

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 St. Josephs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.

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 websites either 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #599009  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #599009 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: Haverhill
    • County: Essex         Elev: 39
    • Location given for GNIS #599009 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  HVR.800

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.

<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, 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 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 St. Josephs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8062, Longitude: -71.1196    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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