A visit to the Elmwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Elmwood Cemetery (MACRIS ID: EBR.804). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: EBR.804'. 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmwood Cemetery:
42.0090, -70.9589
The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Elmwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- First RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The First RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First RC Cemetery
- Second RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Second RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second RC Cemetery
- Trinity Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Summer Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Street Cemetery
- Orange Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Orange Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Street Cemetery
- Jennings Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EBR.805 <1>
- Union Congregational Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conant Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Conant Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Street Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- MCI Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The MCI Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MCI Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Street Cemetery
- Vernon Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
- Great Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Munroe Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Munroe Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91278 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paper Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- East Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Cochesett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monponsett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Bryantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Hanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Raynham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Namasket Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Montello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oldham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- Easton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middleborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plympton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- North Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace 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 Elmwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abington
- Bridgewater
- Brockton
- East Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Pembroke
- Rockland
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 helpful 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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: EBR.804
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600476 (Elmwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600476 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: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitman
- Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0098232 Lon: -70.9592092
- 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood 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 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. |
| <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. |