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A visit to the Walnut Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.7904, -70.9759

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

The Walnut Hill 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 Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bridge Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Merrimack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91517 <6>
  • Lower Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Children of Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
  • Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
  • Pentucket Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Byfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Belleville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Salisbury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.

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

  • West Newbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Byfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
  • Groveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Merrimac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Newbury
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bradford is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Newburyport
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Amesbury
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Haverhill
    (5 miles [8 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
  • East Boxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Boxford is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Newbury Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
    • Salisbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • South Hampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Plaistow
      (6 miles [9.7 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>
    • Ward Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
    • West Boxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
    • Rowley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
    • Westville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Boxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Boxford is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
    • South Seabrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
    • Seabrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <7>
    • East Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fogg Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
    • Nason Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
    • Kensington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Monahan Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
    • Atkinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village

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 Hill 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 Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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 Hill 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600769  (Walnut Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600769 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: 49 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newburyport West
      • Location given for Walnut Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7903687     Lon: -70.9758886
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Hill 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.

    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.