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A visit to the Hanover Center 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 Hanover Center Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanover Center Cemetery:

42.1204, -70.8442

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

The Hanover Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hanover Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hanover Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hanover Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hanover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
  • Magoun Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Magoun Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magoun Cemetery
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Hanover.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRW.804 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248416 <6>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pinehurst Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinehurst Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Hanover.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRW.806 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91462 <6>
  • Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Church Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Beal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Beal Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pembroke.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640819 <6>
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
  • Schoosett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Schoosett Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoosett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Twomile Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Twomile Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile Cemetery
    • Couch Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Couch Memorial Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Memorial Cemetery
      • The Couch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Couch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177751 <6>
    • First Parish Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The First Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Cemetery is located in Norwell.
    • Bowker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Bowker Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowker Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Abington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91269 <6>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Island Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove Cemetery
    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Old First Parish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Stockbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hanover Center Cemetery.

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

  • Hanover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
  • South Hanover
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
  • Curtis Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
  • Hanson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanson is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
  • Oldham Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
  • Pembroke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
  • North Pembroke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
  • Norwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • North Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
  • Accord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Accord is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Abington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Abington is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
    • Bryantville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
    • Ashdod
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
    • Marshfield Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
    • North Abington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
    • Greenbush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Beechwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • South Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • Monponsett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
    • Marshfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
    • Humarock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Humarock is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humarock
    • Scituate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Scituate is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
    • East Weymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • North Scituate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate

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 Hanover Center Cemetery. The following communities are located in Plymouth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hanover Center 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 helpful 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 Hanover Center 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 Hanover Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1976769  (Hanover Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976769 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: Hanover
      • Location given for Hanover Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1203791     Lon: -70.8442089
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanover Center 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.