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A visit to the Old Town 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 Town Cemetery ...

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

42.8676, -71.0342

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

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

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Mill Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mill Hill Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Cemetery
  • Happy Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Happy Hollow Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Cemetery
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Kingston.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Kingston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1081274 <5>
  • Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Town Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
  • Lower Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Plains Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
    • The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingston Plains Cemetery
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holy Angels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
    • Children of Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridge Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bridge Street Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Street Cemetery
    • East Kingston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Kingston Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston Cemetery
    • Olde Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olde Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Olde Cemetery is located outside and to the east of East Kingston.
      • The Olde Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Cemetery
    • Pine Knoll Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Knoll Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • Walnut Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
    • Merrimack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.

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

  • Plaistow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrimac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • South Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rocks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Monahan Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
  • East Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • West Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Amesbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Haverhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Kensington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Groveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Nason Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
    • Hampstead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ayers Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
    • Ward Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
    • Byfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • Newburyport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
    • Salisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Seabrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fogg Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
    • Sanborn Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners

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 Town 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 Town 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 Town 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 Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #868905  (Old Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868905 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: 60 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Haverhill
      • Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8675892     Lon: -71.034224
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Town 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.