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A visit to the Blake Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blake Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.8679°   (41° 52' 4")

Lon:   -71.1059°   (-71° 6' 21")

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

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the north northeast of the Blake Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Blake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Westville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gilbert Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathaway Cemetery
    • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Neck of Land Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Dighton Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Unitarian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dighton Town Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Old Quaker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Caswell Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <6>
    • Mayflower Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Hill Cemetery
      • The Mayflower Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayflower Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Taunton.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.853 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91219 <6>
    • Plain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.844 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91643 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blake Cemetery.

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

  • North Dighton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Berkley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Weir Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
    • Weir Village is located in Bristol County
  • Segreganset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
    • Segreganset is located in Bristol County
  • Taunton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • West Dighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
    • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Dighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
  • Old Town Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
  • East Taunton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Raynham Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  • Assonet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
    • Assonet is located in Bristol County
  • Raynham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
    • Raynham is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Somerset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Rehoboth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Hortonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Hortonville is located in Bristol County
    • Freetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
      • Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
    • Steep Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
      • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
    • Lakeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • North Lakeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
      • North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • Norton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
    • Chartley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
    • Briggs Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Swansea Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
      • Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
    • Swansea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Middleborough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
      • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
    • Namasket Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
      • Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County

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 Blake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blake Cemetery:

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 Blake Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #602674  (Blake Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #602674 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Assonet
    • County: Bristol         Elev: 3
    • Location given for GNIS #602674 (Blake Cemetery)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8679, Longitude: -71.1059       In this case, the coordinates for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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