A visit to the Fox 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 Fox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fox Cemetery:
41.8229, -71.0939
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the north of the Fox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Assonet Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- The Winslow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.802 <5>
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Hathaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Palmer Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322094 <6>
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SOM.809 <5>
- Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Street Burying Ground
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <5>
- Pine Hill 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dighton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Old Town Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Berkley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Segreganset
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- North Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- West Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Weir Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Steep Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
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- Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Hortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Swansea Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Bowenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- East Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Raynham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Ocean Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Oak Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Braleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- North Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Raynham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 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 Fox Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Fall River
- Taunton
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 Fox 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 Fox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602670 (Fox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602670 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: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assonet
- Location given for Fox Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8228794 Lon: -71.0939334
- 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 Bristol, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fox 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.
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| <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. |