A visit to the Saint Josephs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Josephs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Josephs Cemetery (FG ID #91603).
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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
42.2481, -71.0300
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in West Quincy.
The cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
Adjacent to the St. Josephs Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Saint Mary's Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the southeast of The St. Josephs Cemetery is the Hall Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the west of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quincy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Crypt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Adams Crypt is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crypt
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pond Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plain Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Montclair
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Norfolk Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neponset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Savin Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Readville Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponkapoag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Readville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
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 Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braintree
- Milton
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Roxbury
- Weymouth
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 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:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91603
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602813 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602813 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Hills
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2481549 Lon: -71.0292156
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- St. Josephs 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.
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