Dukes County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Edgartown, MA
Edgartown is a town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 5,168. Public map data lists 4 cemeteries here.
Where Edgartown is
Edgartown cemetery list 4
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Jeffer's Lane Cemetery
On Jeffer's Lane, Edgartown, MA 02539
GPS 41.38620, -70.47006
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New Westside Cemetery
On Robinson Road, Edgartown, MA 02539
GPS 41.38731, -70.52251
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Old Town Cemetery
On Tower Hill Road, Edgartown, MA 02539
GPS 41.38088, -70.51122
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Old Westside Cemetery
Between Robinson Road and Cooke Street, Edgartown, MA 02539
GPS 41.38934, -70.51905
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Many rural cemeteries have no street number, so "Get directions" uses each cemetery's map coordinates instead. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing, and some are on private land. Please respect private property.
Search records for Edgartown ancestors
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Finding burial records in Edgartown
- Edgartown town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Edgartown, 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 Edgartown 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.
- Dukes County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Dukes County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Edgartown; 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.