A visit to the Walnut Hills Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Walnut Hills Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BKL.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BKL.801'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Hills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Hills Cemetery:
42.3037, -71.1469
The Walnut Hills Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the south southwest of the Walnut Hills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Hills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Walnut Hills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holyhood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Parish Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdare Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brookdare Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdare Cemetery
- Brookdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Walnut Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jamaica Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookline Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Mattapan Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Needham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Readville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Milton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Ashmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Savin Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Needham Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
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 Hills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookline
- Dedham
- Needham
- Newton
- Roxbury
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 Hills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Hills Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: BKL.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #607213 (Walnut Hills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #607213 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Walnut Hills Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3023201 Lon: -71.146164
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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 Hills 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. |