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A visit to the Walnut 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 Walnut Cemetery ...

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

42.7881, -71.0373

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

The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Walnut Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Walnut Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pentucket Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Groveland.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRV.800 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91517 <5>
  • Merrimack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
  • Haverhill City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hilldale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Lithuanian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
    • The Lithuanian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haverhill Lithuanian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91181 <5>
  • Bridge Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Church Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Town Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Town Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
    • Holy Angels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lower Corner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Willow Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Georgetown.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAL.801 <6>
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Cemetery.

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

  • Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Haverhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Bradford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • West Newbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Rocks Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Merrimac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • Ward Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward Hill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Byfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
  • Plaistow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plaistow is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaistow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaistow <7>
  • Westville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • West Boxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Boxford is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Atkinson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <7>
    • Ayers Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
    • Tozier Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
    • Methuen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Methuen is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • North Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Andover is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
    • East Boxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
    • Newbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Newbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
    • Amesbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Amesbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
    • South Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
    • Lawrence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrence is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
    • Newburyport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Newburyport is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>

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 Walnut 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 Walnut 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 Walnut 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 Walnut Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #599004  (Walnut Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599004 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: 29 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Haverhill
      • Location given for Walnut Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7881461     Lon: -71.0372789
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut 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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.