Dukes County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in West Tisbury, MA
West Tisbury is a town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 3,555. Public map data lists 5 cemeteries here. 1 of them is a family or private burial ground, which may be on private land. Some have a mailing address in Vineyard Haven.
West Tisbury cemetery list 5
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Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
Christiantown Road, West Tisbury, MA 02575
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Lambert's Cove Cemetery
Lambert's Cove Road, West Tisbury, MA 02575
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Mingo Family Cemetery
Dancing Hill Road, West Tisbury, MA 02575
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North Tisbury Burial Ground
Rogers Path, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
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West Tisbury Village Cemetery
State Road, West Tisbury, MA 02575
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 West Tisbury ancestors
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Finding burial records in West Tisbury
- West Tisbury town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in West 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 West 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 West 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.