Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket is a town in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 14,255. Public map data lists 13 cemeteries here.
Nantucket cemetery list 13
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Edward Lewis Memorial Cemetery
Somerset Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Founders Burial Ground
202 Cliff Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Historic Coloured Cemetery
7 Vesper Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Miacomet Indian Burial Ground
Surfside Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Nantucket Jewish Cemetery
Somerset Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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New North Cemetery
27 New Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Newtown Cemetery
Sparks Avenue, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Old North Cemetery
26 New Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Polpis Cemetery
264 Polpis Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Prospect Hill Cemetery
Milk Street and Mount Vernon Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Quaise Asylum Burial Ground
Polpis Road and Altar Rock Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Quaker Cemetery
1 Quaker Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Saint Mary's Cemetery
Joy Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
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 Nantucket ancestors
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Finding burial records in Nantucket
- Nantucket town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Nantucket, 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 Nantucket 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.
- Nantucket County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Nantucket County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Nantucket; 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.