Essex County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Methuen, MA
Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 53,059. Public map data lists 8 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Lawrence.
Methuen cemetery list 8
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Elmwood Cemetery
North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844
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Immaculate Conception Cemetery
29 Barker Street, Lawrence, MA 01841
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Lithuanian National Catholic Cemetery
North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844
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Polish National Catholic Cemetery
North Lowell Road, Methuen, MA 01844
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Saint Anthonys Cemetery
North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 08144
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Saint Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844
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Searles Cemetery
Brook Street and East Street, Methuen, MA 01844
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Walnut Grove Cemetery
Grove Street, Methuen, MA 01844
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 Methuen
- Methuen city clerk. The city clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Methuen, 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 city 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 Methuen 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.
- Essex County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Essex County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Methuen; 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.