Dukes County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Tisbury, MA
Tisbury is a town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 4,815. Public map data lists 6 cemeteries here.
Tisbury cemetery list 6
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Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Cemetery
West Spring Street, Tisbury, MA 02568
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Oak Grove Cemetery
Pine Tree Road, Tisbury, MA 02568
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Sailors Burying Ground
Sailors Burying Ground Road, Tisbury, MA 02568
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South End Cemetery
Villa Drive, Tisbury, MA 02568
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Tisbury Village Cemetery
Franklin Street and Center Street, Tisbury, MA 02568
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West Chop Cemetery
Main Street, Tisbury, MA 02568
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 Tisbury ancestors
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Finding burial records in Tisbury
- Tisbury town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Tisbury, 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 Tisbury 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 Tisbury; 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.