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A visit to the Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery ...

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

42.8656, -70.8512

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

The Wildwood 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 northwest of the Wildwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wildwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wildwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smithtown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302806 <5>
  • Lower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • True Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The True Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Cemetery
  • Green Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Green Street Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street Cemetery
  • First Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The First Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
  • Long Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Salisbury Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • First Parish Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The First Parish Burying Ground is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burying Ground
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport (MA).
      • The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • First Parish Burial Ground
      • Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 in Hampton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961636 <5>
    • Ring Swamp Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Ring Swamp Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Swamp 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 Wildwood Cemetery.

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

  • South Seabrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
  • Salisbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Fogg Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
  • Seabrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newburyport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Hampton Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
  • Great Boars Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
  • Nason Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
  • Amesbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Sanborn Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
  • Hampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hampton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <7>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Hampton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Newbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
    • Newbury Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
    • Kensington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Rocks Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
    • West Newbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
    • Byfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • Rye Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Monahan Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
    • Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <7>
    • West Rye
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • West Rye is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
    • East Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #870896  (Wildwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870896 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: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newburyport East
      • Location given for Wildwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8656464     Lon: -70.8511639
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwood 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.