Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Waltham, MA
Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 65,218. Public map data lists 5 cemeteries here.
Where Waltham is
Waltham cemetery list 5
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Beth Israel Memorial Park
218 R South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
GPS 42.36749, -71.25001
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Calvary Cemetery
250 High Street, Waltham, MA 02453
GPS 42.36594, -71.22344
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Grove Hill Cemetery
290 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02453
GPS 42.37615, -71.22128
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Metfern Cemetery
475 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02452
GPS 42.40003, -71.20663
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Mount Feake Cemetery
203 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA 02453
GPS 42.36420, -71.25052
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 Waltham ancestors
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Finding burial records in Waltham
- Waltham city clerk. The city clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Waltham, 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 Waltham 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.
- Middlesex County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Middlesex County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Waltham; 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.