A visit to the Salem Street Burying Ground ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Salem Street Burying Ground (MACRIS ID: MDF.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MDF.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. 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 Salem Street Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Street Burying Ground:
42.4181, -71.1076
The Salem Street Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the south of the Salem Street Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Street Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Salem Street Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Street Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Bell Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Phipps Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Salem Street Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Street Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edgeworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- West Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- Huron Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Malden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Lindenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Waverley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Montvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
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 Salem Street Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Street Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Boston
- Boston lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Salem Street Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Malden
- Malden lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Salem Street Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Revere
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Wellington
- Winchester
- Woburn
- Woburn lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Salem Street Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Woburn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
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 helpful 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 Salem Street Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Salem Street Burying Ground:
Referenced MACRIS Record: MDF.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1973693 (Salem Street Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1973693 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boston North
- Location given for Salem Street Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.4184296 Lon: -71.107275
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Salem Street 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. |