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A visit to the Town 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 Town Cemetery ...

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

42.0555, -70.1886

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

The Town Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Town Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Snow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chequessett Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chequessett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequessett Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • South Wellfleet Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Soldiers Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cemetery
    • Bridge Road Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
      • 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 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90810 <5>
    • Foster Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cove Burying Ground
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Horse Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Horse Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Cemetery
    • Manomet Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall Family Burial Ground
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Corporation Beach Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Paddock Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Homer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Homer Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
    • Sears Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ouivett Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouivett Cemetery
    • Quivet Neck Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Quivet Neck Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quivet Neck Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quivet Neck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Dennis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91406 <5>
    • Red Top Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crosby Family Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crosby Family Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Family Cemetery
      • 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 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199860 <5>
    • Orleans Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Town Cemetery.

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

  • Provincetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Pond Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
  • North Truro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
  • South Truro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
  • Truro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Wellfleet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • South Wellfleet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
  • North Eastham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
  • Thumpertown Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
  • Eastham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • White Horse Beach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
  • Orleans
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Manomet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
    • East Dennis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
    • West Brewster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
    • Brewster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
    • East Orleans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
    • Dennis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
    • South Orleans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
    • Brant Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
    • Green Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
    • Chiltonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
    • Sagamore Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
    • Plowed Neck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
    • Cobbs Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
    • Cummaquid ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
    • Yarmouth Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
    • Yarmouth Port
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
    • Yarmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
    • Ocean Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
    • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Duxbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 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 Town Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Town 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 Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2513731  (Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2513731 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: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Provincetown
      • Location given for Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.055475     Lon: -70.18856
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Town 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.