Essex County, Massachusetts Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Essex County, Massachusetts from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Essex County Overview
139
Cemeteries
173
Indexed Records
139
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Essex County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Essex County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Essex County, Massachusetts contains 139 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 173 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Pine Grove Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1785 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Essex County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Essex County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Essex County map overview
County center reference: 42.6685, -70.9398
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Essex County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Essex County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 7
Back to MassachusettsPine Grove Cemetery
USGSBeech Grove Cemetery
USGSElmwood Cemetery
USGSLinwood Cemetery
USGSRidgewood Cemetery
USGSCedar Grove Cemetery
USGSCentral Cemetery
USGSAnnunciation Cemetery
VA📍 DANVERS, MA
Hamilton Cemetery
USGSPleasant Grove Cemetery
VA📍 MANCHESTER, MA
St James Cemetery
VA📍 HAVERHILL, MA
Walnut Grove Cemetery
USGSUnion Cemetery
USGSWaterside Cemetery
USGSC/O Lynn Dpw
VA📍 LYNN, MA
Greenlawn Cemetery
USGSLocust Grove Cemetery
USGSPuritan Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematory
USGSRiverview Cemetery
USGSBeech Brook Cemetery
VA📍 GLOUCESTER, MA
Cowles Memorial Cemetery
VA📍 IPSWICH, MA
North Beverly Cemetery
USGSWenham Cemetery
USGSBeechbrook Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Essex County, Massachusetts
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Francis W Landry
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
Edward F Paquin
🪦 Cowles Memorial Cemetery
Charles Panias
🪦 C/O Lynn Dpw
Edgar A Movsesian
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Cleveland W Bradley
🪦 Ridgewood Cemetery
Clarence N Trepanier
🪦 Hamilton Cemetery
Clifton Richard Bouthillette
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
Denzil C Drewry
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
Francis M Reed
🪦 Cowles Memorial Cemetery
Charles H Winn
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Ara Shrestinian
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
Clarence Foster Sawyer
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
Eugene R Ducheneau
🪦 Ridgewood Cemetery
Albert O Mondeau
🪦 Central Cemetery
Ernest Pariseau
🪦 Beech Grove Cemetery
Edward L Andruss
🪦 Ridgewood Cemetery
Dante J Viscosi
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Dale F Rockwood
🪦 South Byfield Cemetery
Christian M Harris
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
Arthur C Courtney
🪦 Swampscott Cemetery
Edward J McMahon
🪦 Cedar Grove Cemetery
Eva F Grimes
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
David R Caldwell
🪦 Union Cemetery
Clinton Israel
🪦 Waterside Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Essex County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Essex County, Massachusetts
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Francis W Landry
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Edward F Paquin
🪦 Cowles Memorial Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Charles Panias
🪦 C/O Lynn Dpw
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Edgar A Movsesian
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
1928-11-19 - 2022-12-01 Rank: PFC
Cleveland W Bradley
🪦 Ridgewood Cemetery
1936-02-24 - 2022-12-01 Rank: A1C
Clarence N Trepanier
🪦 Hamilton Cemetery
1934-05-24 - 2022-10-03 Rank: CPL
Clifton Richard Bouthillette
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
1929-06-17 - 2022-09-04 Rank: PFC
Denzil C Drewry
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
1945-12-05 - 2022-08-03 Rank: 1LT
Francis M Reed
🪦 Cowles Memorial Cemetery
1941-04-24 - 2022-08-01
Charles H Winn
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
1926-06-04 - 2022-07-05 Rank: SM2
Ara Shrestinian
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
1929-10-30 - 2022-06-01 Rank: SP3
Clarence Foster Sawyer
🪦 Pine Grove Cemetery
1933-01-01 - 2022-05-17
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Essex County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Essex County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Essex County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Essex County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Essex County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Pine Grove Cemetery
41 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Beech Grove Cemetery
12 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Essex County burial records
Use a full name plus Essex County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Massachusetts archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Essex County
Essex County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Massachusetts archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Essex County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Essex County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Essex County?
139 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Essex County, Massachusetts, with 139 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Essex County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Essex County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Essex County burial records include military branch context?
173 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Essex County.