Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Dennis, MA
Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 14,674. Public map data lists 11 cemeteries here. 2 of them are family or private burial grounds, which may be on private land. Some have a mailing address in Dennis Port, East Dennis, South Dennis, West Dennis.
Dennis cemetery list 11
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Dennis Village Cemetery
State Route 6A, Dennis, MA 02638
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Hall Cemetery
Corporation Road, Dennis, MA 02638
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Howes Family Cemetery
Bramble Lane (end), Dennis, MA 02638
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Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
State Route 6A and Osprey Lane, Dennis, MA 02638
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
State Highway 134, South Dennis, MA 02660
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Ouivett Cemetery
South Street, East Dennis, MA 02660
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Paddock Family Cemetery
Main Street, East Dennis, MA 02638
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South Dennis Congregational Church Cemetery
near 218 Main Street, South Dennis, MA
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Swan Lake Annex Cemetery
Depot Street, Dennis Port, MA 02639
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West Dennis Cemetery
60 Fisk Street, West Dennis, MA 02670
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Worden Cemetery
Route 6a/Monument View Road, East Dennis, MA 02660
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 Dennis
- Dennis town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Dennis, 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 Dennis 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 Dennis; 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.