A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Walnut Grove Cemetery (FG ID #91811).
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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
42.5591, -70.9400
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southeast of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swinnerton Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Felton Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Chelsea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Goodale Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Popes / Goodale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flint Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Larrabee Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ross Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ross Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Memorial Park
- Temple Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monumental Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Monumental Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danvers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- West Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hathorne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- South Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Wenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brigadoon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Lynnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Prides Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Asbury Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swampscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beverly Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Danvers
- Lynn
- Lynn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Marblehead
- Peabody
- Salem
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
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 Walnut Grove 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 Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91811
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600628 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600628 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: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5589837 Lon: -70.9397728
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove 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 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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