A visit to the Great Woods 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 Great Woods Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Great Woods Cemetery (FG ID #2252851).
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 Great Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Great Woods Cemetery:
41.9418, -70.9515
The Great Woods Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Bridgewater.
The cemetery is located in Plymouth County<4>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the east of the Great Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Great Woods Cemetery.
Establishment of the Great Woods Cemetery ...
The Great Woods Cemetery was established in 1793.
Name Variations for Great Woods Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Great Woods Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Great Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- MCI Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The MCI Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MCI Cemetery
- Conant Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Conant Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Street Cemetery
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vernon Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Summer Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Street Cemetery
- Trinity Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Pine Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Street Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nemasket Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemasket Hill Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Jennings Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Orange Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Street Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- First RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The First RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First RC Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Second RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Second RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second RC Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Great Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Great Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Namasket Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Middleborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Raynham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- West Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cochesett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plympton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Monponsett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Water View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Bryantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Hanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitman
(9 miles [14.5 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
- South Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Great Woods 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 Great Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Taunton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Great Woods 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 Great Woods Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2252851
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2575964 (Titicut Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575964 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: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Titicut Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9419089 Lon: -70.951363
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Great Woods Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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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