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A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central 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 Central Cemetery

Lat:   41.8417°   (41° 50' 30")

Lon:   -70.7245°   (-70° 43' 28")

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

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies just to the north northeast of the Central Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
    • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Rochester Church Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.805 <5>
  • Centre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wenham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thomastown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakenham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Agawam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parting Ways Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parting Ways Cemetery
    • The Parting Ways Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Plymouth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Mills Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Monument Beach Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monument Beach Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
    • Long Neck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Neck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Neck Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Chiltonville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sarcophagus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarcophagus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarcophagus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sarcophagus Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Burial Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burial Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Vine Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County

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 Central Cemetery.

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

  • Cranberry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Pine Tree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
  • South Carver
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
    • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
  • South Meadow Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
    • South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Carver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
    • Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
  • West Wareham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
    • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  • South Middleboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Middleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
    • South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
  • Wareham Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
    • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  • Wareham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • White Island Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Island Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
    • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  • Water View Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
    • Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
  • East Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Carver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
      • North Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Briarwood Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
      • Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Weweantic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weweantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
      • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
    • Onset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
      • Onset is located in Plymouth County
    • Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Plymouth County
    • Buzzards Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
    • Plympton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
      • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
    • Chiltonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiltonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
      • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
    • Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
    • Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
    • Bourne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Manomet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manomet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
    • North Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Plymouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
      • North Plymouth 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 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.

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 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:

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 #2575967  (Central Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2575967 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: Wareham
    • County: Plymouth         Elev: 27
    • Location given for GNIS #2575967 (Central 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 Plymouth, 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 Central Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8417, Longitude: -70.7245       In this case, the coordinates for the Central 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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