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Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Central Cemetery (MACRIS ID: EST.826). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: EST.826'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 Central Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0404°   (42° 2' 25")

Lon:   -71.0990°   (-71° 5' 56")

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

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Central Cemetery .

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 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 Central Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Bristol County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Central Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.

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

    • Easton Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
      • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
    • Easton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Furnace Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • South Easton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • North Easton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Cochesett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochesett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
      • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
    • East Mansfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
      • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
    • West Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
      • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
    • Brockton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • Stoughton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
      • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
    • Norton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
    • Raynham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Montello
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
        • Montello is located in Plymouth County
      • Avon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Avon is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
      • Mansfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
        • Mansfield is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
      • Bridgewater
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
      • Elmwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
      • East Bridgewater
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
        • East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
      • North Stoughton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
        • North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
      • Sharon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
        • Sharon is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
      • Foxborough
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
        • Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
      • Canton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
        • Canton is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
      • Raynham Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
        • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
      • Paper Mill Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
        • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Whitman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
        • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
      • Randolph
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
      • North Foxboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
        • North Foxboro is located in Norfolk 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 Central 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 Central Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Central Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Furnance Village Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Chevra Tilum Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chevra Tilum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chevra Tilum Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chevra Tilum Cemetery
    • Easton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Tisdale Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tisdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tisdale Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coweeset Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coweeset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coweeset Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coweeset Cemetery
    • Washington Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Newcomb Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newcomb Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bicknell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bicknell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bicknell Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Babbit Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Melrose Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Brockton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91223 <6>
      • Rock Ridge Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Morse Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
      • Field Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brockton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91795 <6>
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

    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 Central Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602653  (Central Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #602653 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: Brockton
      • County: Bristol         Elev: 39
      • Location given for GNIS #602653 (Central Cemetery)
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  EST.826

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.

    <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Central Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0404, Longitude: -71.0990    
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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