Old Settlers Graves

Old Settlers Graves is a cemetery in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Old Settlers Graves is situated nearby to the town Nantucket, as well as near the village Madaket.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jethro Coffin House and Nantucket Whaling Museum.

Jethro Coffin House

Museum

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The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. Jethro Coffin House is situated 1¼ miles east of Old Settlers Graves.

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Museum

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The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties. Nantucket Whaling Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Old Settlers Graves.

Old Gaol

Museum

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Old Gaol is a museum, which is situated 1½ miles east of Old Settlers Graves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantucket and Madaket.

Nantucket

Town

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Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is situated 2 miles east of Old Settlers Graves.

Madaket

Village

Madaket is a census designated place in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Madaket had a population of 377. Its elevation is 26 feet on the western end of the island. Madaket is situated 3½ miles west of Old Settlers Graves.

Shawkemo

Hamlet

Shawkemo is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name Shawkemo is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". Shawkemo lies 4 miles west-northwest of Siasconset. Shawkemo is situated 4 miles east of Old Settlers Graves.

Old Settlers Graves

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Founders Burying Ground” and “Maxcy’s Pond Burying Ground”
Category: burial
Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28651° or 41° 17′ 11″ north

Longitude

-70.13224° or 70° 7′ 56″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87HF7VP9+J4

GeoNames ID

4946303

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