A visit to the Winthrop Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Winthrop Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Winthrop Cemetery (FG ID #1969975).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Winthrop Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WTH.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WTH.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. 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 Winthrop Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winthrop Cemetery:
42.3758, -70.9821
The Winthrop Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<3>.
The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the west southwest of the Winthrop Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winthrop Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Winthrop Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winthrop Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Copp's Hill Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Cemetery
- Phipps Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kings Chapel Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Granary Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Augustine Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Winthrop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winthrop Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winthrop
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Point Shirley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Revere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Nahant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Savin Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Cliftondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Malden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Dorchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saugus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neponset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Winthrop Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winthrop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Hull
- Hull lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the Southeast (SE) of the Winthrop Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Lynn
- Lynn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Winthrop Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Malden
- Medford
- Revere
- Saugus
- Somerville
- Wellington
- Winthrop
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 Winthrop Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Winthrop Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1969975
Referenced MACRIS Record: WTH.800
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Winthrop Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |