Number   Reference number assigned to this cemetery. The letters indicate the town and the numerals a particular cemetery within that town.

MACRIS   Number assigned to this cemetery in the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.

Name   The most commonly used current name for this cemetery.

Established   Year in which the cemetery was established, that the first burial occured, or the year of death on the oldest gravestone.

Alternate Names   Other names by which this cemetery is or has been known

Location   Nearest street to cemetery.

Town   Town where cemetery is located.

State   State where cemetery is located.

VR   Town whose published vital records contain information from this cemetery.

GR   Graveyard record number assigned to this cemetery in the published vital records.

Direction   Direction from street.

Distance   Approximate distance from street in feet.

Pole No.   Number on nearest telephone pole.

Map   Tax Assessors' map number for this cemetery.

Plat   Tax Assessors' plat number for this cemetery.

Lot   Tax Assessors' lot number for this cemetery.

Owner   Organization that currently owns or maintains this cemetery.

Access   Whether cemetery is on private property or accessible to the public.

Deed Book   County deed book number for this cemetery.

Page   County deed page number for this cemetery.

Veterans   Approximate number of military veterans buried in this cemetery.

Sign   Condition of sign for an historical cemetery.
        G = Good   F = Fair   P = Poor   N = Not installed   M = Missing

Size   Approximate dimensions of cemetery in feet.

Acres   Approximate size of cemetery in acres.

Burials   Approximate number of burials.

Inscriptions   Approximate number of inscriptions.

Field Stones   Approximate number of field stones.

Tombs   Approximate number of tombs.

Still Exists   Whether or not this cemetery still exists.

Last Seen   For existing cemeteries, the last year in which this cemetery was visited by a researcher.
        For no longer existing cemeteries, the last year that the cemetery was shown to exist in a published account.

Terrain   General indication of terrain.
        L = Level   H = Hilly   S = Steeply hilly   R = Rocky   M = Marsh or swamp

Enclosure   Type of fence enclosing, bounding or defining the limits of the cemetery.
        S = Stone wall   M = Metal fence   G = Granite posts   W = Wooden fence   P = Raised platform   R = Granite posts and iron or steel rails   N = No enclosure

Gateway   Type of gateway at main entrance.
        N = Open, no gate   I = Iron or steel gate   W = Wooden gate   M = Gate missing   C = Iron or steel chain   R = Rails   O = Other

Growth   Type of vegetation in cemetery.
        G = Well kept grass   C = Cleared of weeds   T = Overgrown with trees   B = Overgrown with briars   W = Overgrown with weeds

Oldest   Earliest on a gravestone as noted by a researcher.

Newest   Latest year on a gravestone as noted by a researcher.

Condition   General condition of cemetery. For historical cemeteries this is what its condition would be if recently mowed and cleared of weeds.
        E = Excellent   G = Good   F = Fair   P = Poor

Vandalism   Indicates whether there is obvious evidence of vandalism.

Topo   Indicates whether the cemetery is shown on current topographic maps.

Phase 1   Indicates whether any gravestone information has been entered into the database.

Phase 2   Indicates whether gravestone information from the database has been field checked at the cemetery.

Comments   Other relevant information including information from or sources of transcriptions, abstracts, descriptions and historical accounts.