A visit to the Ye Olde Burying Ground ...
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 Ye Olde Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ye Olde Burying Ground:
42.4507, -71.2334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ye Olde Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ye Olde Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the southeast of the Ye Olde Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ye Olde Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ye Olde Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ye Olde Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEX.803 <6>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Winchester.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WNT.801 <6>
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Hill Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Waltham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245202 <5>
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- The Grove Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.800 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91045 <5>
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Meretz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodbrook Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woburn.
- The Woodbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.805 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91872 <5>
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Burial Ground
- Weston Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91854 <5>
- Farmers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmers Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Cemetery
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Feake Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Feake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Feake Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Waltham.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.801 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91246 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Common Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belmont.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLM.801 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90784 <5>
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Salem Street Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Ye Olde Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ye Olde Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
- East Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
- Arlington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Cummingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Bedford Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Woburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
- Winnmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winnmere is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnmere
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
- Baker Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Kendal Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Waltham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Waverley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- West Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Pinehurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
- Nutting Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake
- West Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Huron Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Medford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Lindenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
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 Ye Olde Burying Ground. The following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ye Olde Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bedford
- Belmont
- Burlington
- Concord
- Lexington
- Medford
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Winchester
- Woburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ye Olde Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Ye Olde Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1974138 (Ye Olde Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974138 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Ye Olde Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.4506508 Lon: -71.2333894
- 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 Middlesex, 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- Ye Olde Burying Ground) 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. |
| <6> | 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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