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A visit to the Waterside 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 Waterside Cemetery ...

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

42.5115, -70.8662

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

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

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the west northwest of the Waterside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Waterside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Waterside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Broad Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Burial Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Central Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Beverly.
    • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beverly Central Cemetery
    • Dane Street Cemetery
    • Hale Street Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90861 <6>
  • Ancient Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Swampscott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Monumental Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Monumental Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Sons of Abraham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • North Beverly Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The North Beverly Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly Cemetery
      • The North Beverly Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Beverly Meeting House Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BEV.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91304 <6>
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
    • Felton Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Felton Burial Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Burial Ground
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located in Peabody.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161288 <6>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Jeans Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Jeans Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jeans Cemetery
    • Old East Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Waterside Cemetery.

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

  • West Town Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
  • Marblehead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marblehead is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
  • Salem
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Salem is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
  • Clifton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clifton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Swampscott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swampscott is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
  • Prides Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
  • Peabody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • East Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
  • Beverly Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • West Manchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Manchester is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
    • Danvers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Danvers is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
    • West Lynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
    • Nahant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nahant is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
    • Manchester By The Sea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
      • Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
      • Manchester
    • Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
    • South Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • West Peabody
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Peabody is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
    • Wenham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wenham is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
    • Hathorne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hathorne is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
    • Asbury Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
    • Saugus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saugus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
    • Pleasant Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Cliftondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cliftondale is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
    • Kettle Cove Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
    • Essex Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
    • Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
    • Howe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Howe is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe

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 Waterside Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beverly
  • Danvers
  • Lynn
    • Lynn lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Waterside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Marblehead
  • Peabody
  • Salem
    • Salem lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Waterside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Saugus
    • Saugus lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Waterside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Saugus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
  • Swampscott
  • Wenham

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 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 Waterside 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 Waterside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600423  (Waterside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600423 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: 13 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Marblehead North
      • Location given for Waterside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5114847     Lon: -70.8661591
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterside 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.