A visit to the South Dennis 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 South Dennis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Dennis Cemetery:
41.6762, -70.1550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Dennis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.
The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies just to the west northwest of the South Dennis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Dennis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the South Dennis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Dennis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Family Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DEN.809 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199515 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swan Lake Cemetery Annex
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Harwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181488 <5>
- Paddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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- Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Family Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Burial Ground
- The Hall Family Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DEN.805 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91049 <5>
- Dennis Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Ancient Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Homer Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the South Dennis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Dennis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- South Yarmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- West Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- Dennis Port
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- West Harwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- North Harwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
- Bass River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- West Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- Harwich Port
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
- East Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
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- Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- South Harwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- West Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
- Yarmouth Port
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Yarmouth Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
- South Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- East Harwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Cummaquid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
- Hyannis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- Cobbs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
- Barnstable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- West Hyannisport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
- Hyannis Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- West Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
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 South Dennis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Dennis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Dennis 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 South Dennis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602527 (South Dennis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602527 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: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dennis
- Location given for South Dennis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6762222 Lon: -70.1550188
- 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- South Dennis 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.
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