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A visit to the West Tisbury Village Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the West Tisbury Village Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WTI.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WTI.800'. 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. 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 Tisbury Village Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.3878°   (41° 23' 16")

Lon:   -70.6741°   (-70° 40' 26")

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

The county seat for Dukes County is located in Edgartown. Edgartown lies just to the east of the West Tisbury Village Cemetery .

Name Variations for West Tisbury Village Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

West Tisbury Village Cemetery has also been known as:

  • West Tisbury Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the West Tisbury Village Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christiantown Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christiantown Memorial Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Abel's Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lambert's Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South End Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South End Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Tisbury Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tisbury Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tisbury Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tisbury Village Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • West Chop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Chop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Chop Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Gay Head Indian Burying Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Head Indian Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gay Head Indian Burying Ground is located in Dukes County
  • New Westside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Westside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Gayhead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gayhead Cemetery is located in Dukes County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Tisbury Village Cemetery.

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

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 Tisbury Village 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 Tisbury Village Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 West Tisbury Village Cemetery:

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 Tisbury Village Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1974942  (West Tisbury Village Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1974942 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: 10
    • Location given for GNIS #1974942 (West Tisbury Village Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  WTI.800

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

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

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.

<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Tisbury Village Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3878, Longitude: -70.6741    
<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 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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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