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A visit to the Tobey 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 Tobey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tobey Cemetery (FG ID #91779).

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 Tobey Cemetery ...

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

41.6973, -70.4870

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Tobey Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of the Tobey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tobey Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Tobey Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Goodspeed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Percival Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Attaquin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Almshouse Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Almshouse Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almshouse Burial Ground
    • The Almshouse Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2576934 <1>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Town Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sandwich.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1115453 <1>
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coombs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Coombs Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
    • The Coombs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Avant - Coombs Burial Ground
    • Coombs Burial Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.802 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <1>
  • Marstons Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Saddle & Pilgrim Graves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Saddle & Pilgrim Graves is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle & Pilgrim Graves
    • Sagamore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Massachusetts National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Massachusetts National Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Pocasset.
      • The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bourne National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <1>
    • Mosswood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crocker Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Bourne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray Gables Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gray Gables Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables Cemetery
    • Monument Neck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Monument Beach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cataumet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Great Neck Woods Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Tobey Cemetery.

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

  • Forestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Mashpee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
  • East Sandwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
  • Marstons Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
  • Plowed Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
  • Sandwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
  • Sagamore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
  • West Barnstable
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
  • Hatchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
  • Mashpee Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
  • Cotuit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
  • Barnstable Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bourne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Monument Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Pocasset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
    • Cataumet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • North Falmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Seabrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Sagamore Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
    • Popponesset Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
    • Osterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Osterville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Centerville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Buzzards Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Silver Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Monomoscoy Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
    • New Seabury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • Popponesset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
    • Craigville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Tobey 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 Tobey Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91779

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602004  (Tobey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602004 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: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sandwich
      • Location given for Tobey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6973299     Lon: -70.4869717
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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.
    <3>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.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tobey Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <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.