A visit to the Davis Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
41.6509, -70.9845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Peckham West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peckham West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckham West Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Griffin Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Pine Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Linden Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford - Richmond - Mosher Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Acushnet Center.
- The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Friends Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370492 <6>
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acushnet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smith Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- North Dartmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Dartmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- New Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Westport Factory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Apponagansett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Bliss Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Hixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- South Dartmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Acushnet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Acushnet Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Gidleys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Braleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- North Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Nonquitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Central Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Long Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Flint Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Bliss Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Mattapoisett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- East Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Oak Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
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 Davis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dartmouth
- Fairhaven
- New Bedford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Davis 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599664 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599664 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Bedford North
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6509368 Lon: -70.9844843
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or 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- Davis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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.
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| <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. |