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A visit to the Almy Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Almy Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Almy Cemetery:

41.5118, -71.0306

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Almy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Almy Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north of the Almy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Almy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Almy Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Almy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Allens Neck Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Allens Neck Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Neck Friends Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allens Neck Friends Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of New Bedford.
    • The Allens Neck Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bald Hill Meeting House Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DAR.809 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208074 <6>
  • Westport Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vieira Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks - Sowle Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownell - Earle Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cornell Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hill Meadow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hill Meadow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Meadow Cemetery
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Adamsville Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Linden Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gifford - Richmond - Mosher Burial Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Old Burying Ground is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Griffin Street Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rural Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Almy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Almy Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Westport Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
  • Acoaxet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Acoaxet is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
  • Gidleys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
  • Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Westport is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • Nonquitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
  • Central Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Adamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • South Dartmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
  • Apponagansett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
  • Dartmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Little Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
  • Little Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sakonnet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
    • Cuttyhunk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
    • Bliss Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
    • Westport Factory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
    • New Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
    • North Dartmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
    • Smith Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
    • Bliss Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
    • Tiverton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
    • Tiverton Four Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
    • North Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Westport is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • Fairhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
    • Hixville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hixville is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Almy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Almy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Almy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Bristol County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Almy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #606695  (Almy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606695 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Bristol
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Head of Westport
      • Location given for Almy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5117711     Lon: -71.0305955
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Almy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <7>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.