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A visit to the First Roman Catholic (RC) 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 First RC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First RC Cemetery:

41.9978, -70.9887

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First RC Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The First RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the First RC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the First RC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the First RC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Summer Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Summer Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Street Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Scotland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
  • Conant Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Conant Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Street Cemetery
  • Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • MCI Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The MCI Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MCI Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Orange Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Street Cemetery
  • Jennings Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Central Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Bridgewater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293632 <6>
  • Union Congregational Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Union Congregational Church Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Congregational Church Cemetery
    • The Union Congregational Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EBR.803 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Pine Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Titicut Parish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Titicut Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titicut Parish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Titicut Parish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Middleborough.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252721 <6>
    • Great Woods Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Great Woods Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Woods Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Woods Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Bridgewater.
      • The Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Titicut Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252851 <6>
    • Harlow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First RC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First RC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
  • Elmwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • West Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
  • Paper Mill Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
  • East Bridgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
  • Cochesett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
  • Raynham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
  • South Easton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
  • Raynham Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
  • Brockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Whitman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
  • Easton Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Easton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Namasket Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
    • Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Halifax is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
    • Monponsett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
    • Hanson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanson is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
    • Abington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
    • North Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
    • Furnace Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Montello
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Montello is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
    • Taunton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
    • East Taunton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • Middleborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
    • Bryantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville

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 First RC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First RC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 First RC 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 First RC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2575881  (First Roman Catholic Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575881 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: 33 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Unknown
    • Location given for First Roman Catholic Cemetery:
    • Lat: 41.9978462     Lon: -70.9887475
    • 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 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 '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- First RC 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.

<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.
<7>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.