A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Central Cemetery (FG ID #1973954).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Central Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MID.818). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MID.818'. 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. 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 Central Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Cemetery:
41.8958, -70.9247
The Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Middleborough.
The cemetery is located in Plymouth County<3>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Central Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.
Establishment of the Central Cemetery ...
The Central Cemetery was established in 1819.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nemasket Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemasket Hill Cemetery
- Perchade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perchade Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perchade Cemetery
- Purchade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- Great Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- MCI Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The MCI Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MCI Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
- Padelford Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conant Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conant Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Street Cemetery
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caswell Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Street Burying Ground
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <2>
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Thomastown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
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]<4> of the Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middleborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Namasket Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- North Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Raynham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Paper Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Middleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Water View Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- East Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- South Meadow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Monponsett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
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 Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Taunton
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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Central Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1973954
Referenced MACRIS Record: MID.818
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599681 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599681 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: Plymouth
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Central Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8964908 Lon: -70.9242075
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Central Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |