Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Chatham, MA
Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 6,594. Public map data lists 9 cemeteries here. 1 of them is a family or private burial ground, which may be on private land. Some have a mailing address in South Chatham.
Chatham cemetery list 9
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Eldredge Family Cemetery
Bay View Road, South Chatham, MA 02659
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Old Baptist Cemetery
Old Queen Anne Road, Chatham, MA 02633
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Old North Cemetery
Old Queen Anne Road, Chatham, MA 02633
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Old South Cemetery
George Ryder Road and Old Queen Anne Road, Chatham, MA 02633
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Peoples Cemetery
Crowell Road and Stepping Stones Road, Chatham, MA 02633
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Seaside Cemetery
Crowell Road and Depot Road, Chatham, MA 02633
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Smallpox Cemetery
Old Comers Road, Chatham, MA 02633
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South Chatham Cemetery
State Route 28 and Pleasant Street, South Chatham, MA 02659
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Union Cemetery
State Highway 28, Chatham, MA 02633
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 Chatham ancestors
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Finding burial records in Chatham
- Chatham town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Chatham, 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 Chatham 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 Chatham; 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.