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A visit to the Soldiers Cemetery ...

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 Soldiers Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soldiers Cemetery:

41.8404, -69.9814

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

The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Soldiers Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Soldiers Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Soldiers Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cove Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Wellfleet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crosby Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brewster.
    • The Crosby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crosby Family Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.801 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <6>
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Chequessett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequessett Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chequessett Cemetery is located in Wellfleet.
    • The Chequessett Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chequessett Neck Cemetery
    • Early Meeting House Cemetery
    • First Meeting House Cemetery
    • Taylor Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230356 <6>
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
    • The Brewster Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brewster Lower Road Cemetery
    • Lower Road Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRE.806 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <6>
  • Brewster Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brewster.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297198 <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ouivett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouivett Cemetery
    • Quivet Neck Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Quivet Neck Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quivet Neck Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quivet Neck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Dennis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91406 <6>
    • Sears Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Top Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harding Ryder Gravesite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chatham Old Burying Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Old North / South Cemeteries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Queen Anne Cemetery North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Queen Anne Cemetery South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Seaside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Soldiers Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Eastham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • North Eastham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
  • Thumpertown Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
  • Orleans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
  • East Orleans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
  • South Wellfleet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
  • South Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
  • Brewster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
  • Wellfleet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • West Brewster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
  • East Harwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
  • Chatham Port
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Chatham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • South Truro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
    • Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
    • East Dennis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
    • Harwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
    • South Harwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
    • South Chatham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • West Chatham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
    • Truro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Truro is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
    • North Harwich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
    • Harwich Port
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
    • Dennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
    • South Dennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • West Harwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich

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 Soldiers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

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

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 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 Soldiers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Soldiers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602500  (Soldiers Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602500 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: Barnstable
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orleans
      • Location given for Soldiers Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.8403856     Lon: -69.9814074
      • 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 Barnstable, 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- Soldiers 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.

    <6>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.