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A visit to the Sons of Jacob 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 Sons of Jacob Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery:

42.5673, -70.9934

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

The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southeast of the Sons of Jacob Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sons of Jacob Cemetery.

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 Sons of Jacob Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ross Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Ross Memorial Park is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Memorial Park
  • Flint Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Flint Burying Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Burying Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flint Burying Ground is located in West Peabody.
    • The Flint Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • Flint Burial Ground
    • Flint Cemetery
    • Old Flint Burial Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEA.801 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370508 <5>
  • Larrabee Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Larrabee Family Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larrabee Family Cemetery is located in West Peabody.
    • The Larrabee Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Larrabee Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439764 <5>
  • Needham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Needham Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Needham Cemetery is located in West Peabody.
    • The Needham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Needham Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201904 <5>
  • Temple Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swinnerton Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Swinnerton Burial Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinnerton Burial Ground
    • The Swinnerton Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • Garden Street Cemetery
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Felton Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Felton Burial Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Burial Ground
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Holten Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • High Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wadsworth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Peabody Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Peabody Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Willow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Willow Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located in Peabody.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161288 <5>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
    • Southside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Southside Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sons of Jacob Cemetery.

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

  • West Peabody
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
  • Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
  • Hathorne
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hathorne is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
  • Brigadoon Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
  • Howe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Howe is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Danvers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Danvers is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
  • Middleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
  • Lynnfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
  • Montrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Peabody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • North Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Reading is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
  • Reading
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reading is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wakefield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
    • Beverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Beverly is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
    • Wenham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wenham is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
    • Topsfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Topsfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
    • Boxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
    • South Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Asbury Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
    • West Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Pleasant Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Saugus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Saugus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
    • West Lynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
    • Lynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
    • East Lynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
    • Swampscott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Swampscott is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
    • West Town Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Centerville is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville

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 Jacob Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beverly
  • Danvers
  • Lynn
    • Lynn lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sons of Jacob Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynnfield
  • Peabody
  • Reading
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sons of Jacob Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Saugus
  • Swampscott
  • Topsfield
  • Wakefield
  • Wenham
    • Wenham lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sons of Jacob 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 like to start 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 Sons of Jacob Cemetery:

  • 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 Sons of Jacob Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600724  (Sons of Jacob Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600724 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: 21 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salem
      • Location given for Sons of Jacob Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5673167     Lon: -70.9933855
      • 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 '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- Sons of Jacob 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 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.