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A visit to the West Chop Cemetery ...


The location of the West Chop Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 West Chop Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Chop Cemetery

Lat:   41.4679°   (41° 28' 4")

Lon:   -70.5995°   (-70° 35' 58")

The West Chop Cemetery is located in Dukes County<2>.

The county seat for Dukes County is located in Edgartown. Edgartown lies just to the southeast of the West Chop Cemetery .

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 either 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 West Chop Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Dukes County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the West Chop Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Chop Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Chop Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • West Chop
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
    • Tisbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
      • Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
    • Vineyard Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
      • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
    • Oak Bluffs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
      • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
    • Christian Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
    • North Tisbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
      • North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
    • Woods Hole
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
      • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
    • Falmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
    • Edgartown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
      • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Acapesket
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
      • Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
    • Teaticket
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaticket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
      • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
    • West Tisbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
      • West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • East Falmouth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
        • East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Monomoscoy Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monomoscoy Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
        • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Seconsett Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seconsett Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
        • Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
      • West Falmouth
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
        • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Maushop Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maushop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
        • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
      • New Seabury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
        • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
      • Seabrook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
        • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
      • Gosnold
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
        • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
      • Popponesset
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
        • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
      • Popponesset Island
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
        • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Menemsha
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menemsha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
        • Menemsha is located in Dukes County
      • Chilmark
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
        • Chilmark is located in Dukes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Mashpee Neck
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
        • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • North Falmouth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
        • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Silver Beach
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
        • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County

    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 West Chop Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dukes County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Chop Cemetery.<4>

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

    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • South End Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South End Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Lambert's Cove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of West Tisbury.
      • The Lambert's Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lamberts Cove Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert's Cove Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.804 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91158 <6>
    • Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christiantown Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christiantown Memorial Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
    • Methodist Society Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Tisbury Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Tisbury Village Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • The West Tisbury Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Tisbury Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Tisbury Village Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.800 <5>
    • New Westside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Westside Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Westside Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westside Cemetery
      • Town Hill Burying Ground
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Town Hill Burying Ground is located in Dukes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Hill Burying Ground
      • St. Anthonys Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
        • The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <6>
      • Bay View Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Abel's Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Abel's Hill Cemetery is located in Dukes County
        • The Abel's Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chilmark Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abel's Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90874 <6>
      • East End Burying Ground
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Crowell Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.803 <5>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <6>
      • Great Neck Woods Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 West Chop Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1974935  (West Chop Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1974935 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vineyard Haven
      • County: Dukes         Elev: 13
      • Location given for GNIS #1974935 (West Chop Cemetery)

    The official website for Dukes County: www.dukescounty.org/

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    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 Dukes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Chop Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4679, Longitude: -70.5995       In this case, the coordinates for the West Chop Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.




 

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