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A visit to the Sawyer Hill 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 Sawyer Hill Burying Ground ...

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

42.8201, -70.9245

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

The Sawyer Hill Burying Ground is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south of the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Belleville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lower Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
  • Bridge Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • First Parish Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The First Parish Burying Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burying Ground
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport.
      • The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • First Parish Burial Ground
      • Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <5>
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • First Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The First Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
    • Green Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Green Street Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street Cemetery
    • True Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The True Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Cemetery
    • Church Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Merrimack Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
    • Long Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smithtown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302806 <5>
    • Lower Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lower Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground.

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

  • Newburyport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Amesbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • West Newbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Newbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Salisbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Rocks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Byfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
  • South Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Seabrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
  • Merrimac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • Newbury Old Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
  • Seabrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Groveland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Groveland is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Fogg Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
    • Nason Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
    • Georgetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Rowley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rowley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
    • Monahan Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
    • Hampton Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Haverhill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Bradford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Hampton Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
    • East Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanborn Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
    • Plaistow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Plaistow is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaistow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaistow <7>

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 Sawyer Hill Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sawyer Hill Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 Sawyer Hill Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600768  (Sawyer Hill Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600768 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newburyport West
      • Location given for Sawyer Hill Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 42.8200908     Lon: -70.9244987
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sawyer Hill 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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.