A visit to the South Wellfleet 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 South Wellfleet Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Wellfleet Cemetery (FG ID #91737)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the South Wellfleet Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WLF.809). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WLF.809'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 South Wellfleet Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Wellfleet Cemetery

Lat:   41.9088°   (41° 54' 31")

Lon:   -69.9852°   (-69° 59' 6")

The South Wellfleet Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the southwest of the South Wellfleet Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the South Wellfleet Cemetery.<5>

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

• Duck Creek Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
  • The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.802 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151327 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Duck Creek Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Duck Creek Cemetery
• Oakdale Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
  • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Oak Dale Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.804 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2574995 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Oakdale Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Oakdale Cemetery
• Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
  • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
• Chequessett Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chequessett Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chequessett Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • 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 <1>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.802 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90956 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Evergreen Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Evergreen Cemetery
• Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
  • The Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Eastham.
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.801 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91711 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
• Soldiers Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
• Bridge Road Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Road Cemetery
  • The Bridge Road Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.803 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90812 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Bridge Road Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Bridge Road Cemetery
• Pine Grove Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TRU.806 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91436 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Pine Grove Cemetery
• Cove Burying Ground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Burying Ground
  • The Cove Burying Ground is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.800 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640806 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Cove Burying Ground
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Cove Burying Ground
• Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
• Sacred Heart Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284925 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Sacred Heart Cemetery
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Snow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
    • The Snow Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TRU.805 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91710 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Snow Cemetery
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Snow Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orleans Cemetery
    • The Orleans Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ORL.800 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91405 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Orleans Cemetery
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Orleans Cemetery
  • Old North Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Cemetery
    • The Old North Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91388 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Old North Cemetery
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Old North Cemetery
  • Crosby Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crosby Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • 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 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Crosby Family Cemetery
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Crosby Family Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90996 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • 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 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Brewster Cemetery
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to the Brewster Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the South Wellfleet Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Wellfleet Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• South Wellfleet
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
  • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
• North Eastham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
  • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
• Wellfleet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
  • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wellfleet
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to Wellfleet
• Thumpertown Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
  • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thumpertown Beach
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to Thumpertown Beach
• Eastham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
• South Truro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Truro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
  • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Truro
  • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to South Truro
• Truro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
  • Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
• Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• East Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
  • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
• South Orleans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
  • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
• North Truro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
  • North Truro is located in Barnstable County
• Pond Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
  • Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Brewster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brewster
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to Brewster
  • West Brewster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Brewster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
    • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Brewster
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to West Brewster
  • East Dennis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
    • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Dennis
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to East Dennis
  • East Harwich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
    • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Chatham Port
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham Port. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
    • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chatham Port
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to Chatham Port
  • North Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Chatham
    • From the South Wellfleet Cemetery to North Chatham
  • Provincetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
    • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • South Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
  • West Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
    • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
  • Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Chatham
  • Chatham lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the South (S) of the South Wellfleet Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chatham.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
• Harwich
  • Harwich lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the South Wellfleet Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harwich.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
• Provincetown
  • Provincetown lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the Northwest (NW) of the South Wellfleet Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Provincetown.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wellfleet Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Barnstable County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Plymouth County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Find-A-Grave:
  • The South Wellfleet Cemetery (FG ID #91737)
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Barnstable County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Massachusetts
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Massachusetts
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Barnstable
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the South Wellfleet 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 South Wellfleet Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #602517  (South Wellfleet Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #602517 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wellfleet
  • County: Barnstable         Elev: 11
  • Location given for GNIS #602517 (South Wellfleet Cemetery)
• Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91737
• Referenced MACRIS Record:  WLF.809

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/