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A visit to the Old 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 Old Cemetery ...

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

42.8756, -71.1831

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

The Old Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • New Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Knoll Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
  • Happy Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Happy Hollow Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Salem.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978356 <5>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Town Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
    • Mill Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mill Hill Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Cemetery
    • Danville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Danville Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
    • Old Meeting House Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Meeting House Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Meeting House Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Meeting House Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138913 <5>
    • Ye Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ye Old Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Old Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Cemetery.

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

  • Hampstead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Atkinson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Westville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Wilson Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
  • Plaistow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>
  • Ayers Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Derry Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Derry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Derry is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <7>
    • Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Windham is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <7>
    • Tozier Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
    • Haverhill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Fremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Methuen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • Ward Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
    • Bradford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Merrimac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • East Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wilson is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Londonderry
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Old Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Old Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #868889  (Old Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868889 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: Rockingham
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sandown
      • Location given for Old Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8756434     Lon: -71.1831158
      • 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 New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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 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.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.