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A visit to the Field 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 Field Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Field Cemetery (FG ID #2315450)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Field Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TAU.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TAU.802'. 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. 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 Field Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Field Cemetery

Lat:   41.9565°   (41° 57' 23")

Lon:   -71.1103°   (-71° 6' 37")

The Field Cemetery is located in Bristol County<3>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the south southeast of the Field Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Field Cemetery.<5>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Field Cemetery.

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

  • Raynham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Taunton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Raynham Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  • Norton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Furnace Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Weir Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cochesett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochesett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
    • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cochesett
    • From the Field Cemetery to Cochesett
  • Easton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
  • Easton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chartley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
    • Chartley is located in Bristol County
  • North Dighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • East Taunton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
      • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
    • South Easton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Berkley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
    • Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Mansfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Briggs Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Segreganset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Paper Mill Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Elmwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
    • Attleboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Dighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
      • Dighton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
    • Namasket Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
      • Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
    • East Bridgewater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Field 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 Field Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Field 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 Field Cemetery:

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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.

<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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Field Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9565, Longitude: -71.1103    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<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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