A visit to the Braley West Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Braley West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Braley West Cemetery (FG ID #2371850)
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 Braley West Cemetery ...
The Braley West Cemetery is located to the north of New Bedford.
The cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
While not adjacent, to the east is the Braley East Cemetery. To the northeast is the Reynolds Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Acushnet Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.809 <3>
- Chace Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Crapo Cemetery
- The Crapo Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.822 <3>
- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
- Long Plain Cemetery
- Long Plain Friends Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McCully Cemetery
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
- Peckham West Cemetery
- The Peckham West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckham West Cemetery
- Pine Island Cemetery
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- Pittsley Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Rounsevell Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
- White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Braley West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
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- Acushnet
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Apponagansett
- Assonet ‑ Historic
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Berkley
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bowenville
- Braleys
- Clifford
- Dartmouth
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Dighton
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- East Freetown
- Fairhaven
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Fall River
- Flint Village
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Freetown
- Hixville
- Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Long Plain
- Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- New Bedford
- North Dartmouth
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- North Lakeville
- North Westport
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Oak Grove Village
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Old Town Landing
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Rochester
- Rock
- Smith Mills
- Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Somerset
- South Dartmouth
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- South Middleboro
- Steep Brook
- Westport Factory
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 Braley West Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Braley West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Dartmouth
- Fairhaven
- Fall River
- New Bedford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Braley West 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 Braley West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2371850
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | 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.
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| <4> | 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- Braley West Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |