Essex County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Amesbury, MA
Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 17,366. Public map data lists 9 cemeteries here.
Amesbury cemetery list 9
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Bartlett Cemetery
Main Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Corner Cemetery
Elm Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Golgotha Burial Ground
Macy Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Mount Prospect Cemetery
202 Elm Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Saint Josephs Cemetery
Haverhill Road, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Salisbury Plains Burying Ground
Monroe Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Salisbury Point Cemetery
Clarks Road, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Tuxbury Burial Ground
Kimball Road, Amesbury, MA 01913
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Union Cemetery
Haverhill Road, Amesbury, MA 01913
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Amesbury ancestors
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Finding burial records in Amesbury
- Amesbury city clerk. The city clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Amesbury, and statewide records are kept by the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics in Dorchester (records from 1936 on). Recent records are usually restricted to close family; older ones are more widely available.
- Cemetery records. Ask the city clerk or the cemetery department (often under public works) who keeps burial and lot records. Many towns have elected cemetery commissioners.
- Old town reports. Annual town reports often listed each year's deaths. Try the Amesbury public library or the nearest library that keeps them.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The Massachusetts Historical Society and the Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point in Boston are good statewide sources.
- Essex County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Essex County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Amesbury; some counties have more than one, so check the Secretary of the Commonwealth's registry list.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Massachusetts vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.