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First Burying Ground Cemetery Records | Essex County, Massachusetts

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Essex County, MA

First Burying Ground is indexed as a cemetery record in Essex County, Massachusetts. Use this page to confirm the cemetery location, review available burial-record matches, compare nearby cemeteries, and decide when an official source should be checked.

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Site info snapshot

First Burying Ground Overview

Status Active

Burial records 0

Type Public

Map coordinates Available

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Quick answer

How do I use the First Burying Ground page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Essex County or Massachusetts only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Verification note

Use this cemetery page as a research starting point

First Burying Ground is listed with cemetery-location and burial-record context in the current archive. Map coordinates help identify the cemetery area, but they should not be treated as exact grave coordinates. Verify sensitive burial, veteran, visitor, or legal details with an official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source record.

Use this cemetery page for

Search linked burial names

Review names currently connected to this cemetery before widening the search.

Confirm cemetery location

Use county, state, source label, and map context to confirm the place.

Compare nearby cemeteries

Check nearby cemetery pages when the place name or family location is uncertain.

Verify official details

Confirm sensitive details with cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.

Cemetery profile

About First Burying Ground, Essex County, Massachusetts

First Burying Ground is currently indexed under Essex County, Massachusetts in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

This page combines place context, source labels, map information, available burial records, and nearby cemetery links so visitors can continue research without losing the Essex County location context.

Cemetery type

Public

GPS coordinates

42.68584, -71.11223

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search First Burying Ground by Name, Place, and Record Context

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.

Why this matters: Person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

Review burial depth and record quality signals

Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date range signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.

Current record depth: 0 burial rows, 0 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

Return to Essex County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
Move up to Massachusetts when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method	Best For	Speed	Coverage
Direct burial search	Known full names	Fast	Limited
County archive review	Nearby cemetery comparison	Medium	Strong
State archive review	Regional fallback research	Medium	Broad
Map + place confirmation	Location validation	Fast	Available

Map & directions

First Burying Ground Map, Address & Directions

FIRST BURYING GROUND

Essex County, Massachusetts

Get directions

Map coordinates help identify the cemetery location area. They should not be treated as exact grave coordinates or proof of cemetery office details.

Location details

Address: Essex County, Massachusetts

County: Essex County

State: Massachusetts

GPS: 42.68584, -71.11223

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to First Burying Ground

Showing 0 of 0 burial records at First Burying Ground. Page 1 of 1.

Note: Burial entries reflect currently indexed archive rows. Date, plot, and service details may be incomplete or source-limited.

Name	Dates	Military	Plot / Notes
Burial records have not been normalized for this cemetery yet.

Burial records have not been normalized for this cemetery yet.

Nearby archive context

Nearby Cemeteries in Essex County, Massachusetts

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Some cemetery names may appear more than once when public source rows identify similar names or nearby locations. Compare the map and source label before relying on a match.

Continue this search

Best Next Steps After First Burying Ground

Use these next steps when you want to keep the Essex County context while checking nearby cemeteries, searching by name, or widening to the Massachusetts archive.

County path

Browse all cemeteries in Essex County

Compare nearby cemetery pages, source labels, and burial depth before widening the search elsewhere.

Record search

Search all burial records for First Burying Ground

Use the cemetery name with a full person name when the goal is a narrower burial match.

Nearby option

Open Old North Parish Burying Ground

Jump directly into another cemetery page in the same county to compare burial coverage and map context.

State hub

Return to Massachusetts cemeteries

Go back to the statewide archive when the location is uncertain or the search needs a broader county range.

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for First Burying Ground Research

🗺️ Search the place first: Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

📅 Use year ranges: Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

🏛️ Widen your scope: If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About First Burying Ground

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for First Burying Ground?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and First Burying Ground. This usually works best when you already know the cemetery and want to narrow the search to likely person-level matches.

Where is First Burying Ground located?

First Burying Ground is listed in Essex County, Massachusetts, and the map on this page uses the best available geographic reference from the current archive.

How many burial records are connected to First Burying Ground?

0 burial records are currently linked to First Burying Ground in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.

Official lookup guides

Official Verification Paths for First Burying Ground

These guide pages help you step into the official public source without losing the county and cemetery context already built into this archive page.

Official cemetery source

Verify this cemetery on USGS

Use the official USGS GNIS guide to confirm the cemetery name, mapped place reference, and location context before widening the search.

Official resources

Official Resources & Related Links

Resource link

Type Public

County Essex County

State Massachusetts

Burial records 0

Source USGS

GPS 42.68584, -71.11223

Map coordinates Available

Record quality

Status Active

Archive path

Home → States → Massachusetts → Essex County → First Burying Ground →

Research links

Back to Essex County → Back to Massachusetts → Search burial records → Archive methodology → Data sources → Open location map →

People also searched

Old North Parish Burying Ground → Ridgewood Cemetery → Holy Sepulchre Cemetery → Syrian Cemetery → Sacred Heart Cemetery → Temple Emanuel Cemetery →

Archive note

This cemetery page is designed to answer both cemetery-name intent and burial-search intent. When results look partial, the county archive is usually the best next move.