A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Cemetery:
41.7382, -71.1573
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Friends Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Town Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Tree Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mason - Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed - Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery
- Cole Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- James Mason Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Terry Burial Ground
(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 Less than 2 miles<3> of the Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Steep Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Swansea
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Swansea Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Ocean Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Fall River
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Flint Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Hortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Coggeshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Globe Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 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
- West Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- North Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bliss Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Hixville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Segreganset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- South Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
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 Friends 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 Friends 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 like to start 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 Friends 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598950 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598950 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: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fall River
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7381577 Lon: -71.1572675
- 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 '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- Friends 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. |
| <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. |