Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Barnstable, MA
Barnstable is a town with a city form of government (officially the Town of Barnstable), in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 48,916. Public map data lists 17 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Osterville, West Barnstable.
Barnstable cemetery list 17
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Beechwood Cemetery
1705 Falmouth Road/Route 28, Centerville, MA 02632
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Centerville Ancient Cemetery
61 Phinney's Lane, Centerville, MA 02632
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Cobb Hill Cemetery
Millway Road, Barnstable, MA 02630
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Crocker Park Cemetery
Church Street and Sandy Street, West Barnstable, MA 02668
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Cummaquid Cemetery
1460 Mary Dunn Road, Barnstable, MA 02630
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First Baptist Church Cemetery
486 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02601
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Hillside Cemetery
Old Mill Road, Osterville, MA 02655
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Hyannis Ancient Cemetery
509 South Street, Barnstable, MA 02601
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Lothrop Hill Cemetery
2801 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630
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Mosswood Cemetery
280 Putnam Avenue, Cotuit, MA 02635
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Oak Grove Cemetery
230 Sea Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
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Oak Neck Cemetery
230 Oak Neck Road, Hyannis, MA 02601
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Saint Francis Xaviers Cemetery
355 Pine Street, Centerville, MA 02632
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Saint Patrick's Cemetery
107 Barnstable Road, Hyannis, MA 02601
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Sandy Street Cemetery
Main Street, West Barnstable, MA 02668
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Universalist Cemetery
320 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02601
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West Barnstable Cemetery
Main Street and Meetinghouse Way, West Barnstable, MA 02668
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.
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Finding burial records in Barnstable
- Barnstable town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Barnstable, 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 town 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 Barnstable 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.
- Barnstable County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Barnstable County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Barnstable; 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.