A visit to the Sons of Abraham 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 Sons of Abraham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sons of Abraham Cemetery (FG ID #2188059)
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 Sons of Abraham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sons of Abraham Cemetery
Lat: 42.5663° (42° 33' 58")
Lon: -70.8562° (-70° 51' 22")
The Sons of Abraham Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Sons of Abraham Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sons of Abraham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sons of Abraham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ancient Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ancient Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ancient Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ancient Burying Ground is located in Essex County
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wenham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterside Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Harbor View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbor View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbor View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harbor View Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Old Burial Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAR.800 <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Felton Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai B'rith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai B'rith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsea Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chelsea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Monumental Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monumental Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monumental Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Monumental Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Sons of Abraham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sons of Abraham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prides Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Beverly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- West Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Marblehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Asbury Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester By The Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Danvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Cove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Topsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hathorne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hathorne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
- Hathorne is located in Essex County
- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swampscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ipswich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Howe
- From the Sons of Abraham Cemetery to Howe
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 Sons of Abraham Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sons of Abraham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Danvers
- Essex
- Ipswich
- Marblehead
- Peabody
- Salem
- Salem lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sons of Abraham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- Wenham lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sons of Abraham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wenham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
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 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 Sons of Abraham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Essex County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sons of Abraham Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sons of Abraham Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sons of Abraham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5663, Longitude: -70.8562 |
<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 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. |
<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.
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<7> | 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. |