A visit to the Eddy 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 Eddy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Eddy Cemetery (FG ID #90940).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Eddy Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SWN.811). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SWN.811'. 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 Eddy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eddy Cemetery:
41.7778, -71.2093
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Eddy Cemetery is located in Bristol County<4>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the northeast of the Eddy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eddy Cemetery.
Establishment of the Eddy Cemetery ...
The Eddy Cemetery was established in 1760.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Eddy Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eddy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bosworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bosworth Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Town Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Kickemuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Nathan Slade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Palmer River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer River Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer River Cemetery
- James Mason Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonathan Slade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unitarian Church 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 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<5> of the Eddy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eddy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hortonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swansea Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Bowenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steep Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- West Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- South Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Globe Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Segreganset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seekonk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Annawomscutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- North Dighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Luthers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Eddy 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 Eddy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Fall River
- Warren
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 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 Eddy 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 Eddy Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90940
Referenced MACRIS Record: SWN.811
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598849 (Eddy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598849 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: 17 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerset
- Location given for Eddy Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7778794 Lon: -71.2089359
- 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eddy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |