Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Duxbury, MA
Duxbury is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 16,090. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
Duxbury cemetery list 7
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Ashdod Cemetery
Keene Street and Keene Brook Lane, Duxbury, MA 02332
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Dingley Cemetery
826 West Street, Duxbury, MA 02332
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Mayflower Cemetery
774 Tremont Street, Duxbury, MA 02332
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Old Burying Ground
Chestnut Street and Pilgrim Byway, Duxbury, MA 02332
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Saint John the Evangelist Episcopal Church Cemetery
410 Washington Street, Duxbury, MA 02331
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Smith Tomb Cemetery
Tremont Street and Depot Street, Duxbury, MA 02332
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Weston Tomb Cemetery
593 Lincoln Street, Duxbury, MA 02332
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 Duxbury ancestors
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Finding burial records in Duxbury
- Duxbury town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Duxbury, 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 Duxbury 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.
- Plymouth County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Plymouth County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Duxbury; 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.