A visit to the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery (MACRIS ID: FRE.830). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: FRE.830'. 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 Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery:
41.7665, -70.9248
The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Freetown.
The cemetery is located in Bristol County<3>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery.
Name Variations for Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Plain Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Braley East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Braley West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCully Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Crapo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- Pine Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- Acushnet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Freetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clifford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Acushnet Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acushnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Hixville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- West Wareham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Middleborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- North Dartmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Namasket Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Mattapoisett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
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 Doctor Bradford Braley 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 Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Assonet lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Assonet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Fairhaven
- Middleborough
- New Bedford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Doctor Bradford Braley 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 Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: FRE.830
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599697 (Braley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599697 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: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assawompset Pond
- Location given for Braley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7662137 Lon: -70.9253175
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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.
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| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 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. |