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A visit to the Hill Meadow 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 Hill Meadow Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Meadow Cemetery:

41.5379, -70.9650

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

The Hill Meadow Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Hill Meadow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Meadow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hill Meadow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vieira Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Allens Neck Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Allens Neck Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Neck Friends Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allens Neck Friends Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of New Bedford.
    • The Allens Neck Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bald Hill Meeting House Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DAR.809 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208074 <6>
  • Almy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Almy Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almy Cemetery
  • Almy Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Job Almy Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westport Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hicks - Sowle Burial Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Griffin Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Linden Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gifford - Richmond - Mosher Burial Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownell - Earle Burial Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Adamsville Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Naskatucket Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Woodside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
    • Peckham West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Peckham West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckham West Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart 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 Hill Meadow Cemetery.

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

  • Nonquitt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
  • South Dartmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
  • Apponagansett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
  • Gidleys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
  • Westport Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
  • Bliss Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
  • Dartmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • North Dartmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
  • Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westport is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • Central Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Acoaxet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Acoaxet is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
  • Smith Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
    • New Bedford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
    • Cuttyhunk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
    • Westport Factory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
    • Adamsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Little Compton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Hixville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hixville is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
    • Gosnold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Acushnet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Acushnet Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
    • North Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Westport is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • Little Compton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 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 Hill Meadow Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Meadow 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 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 Hill Meadow 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 Hill Meadow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #599655  (Hill Meadow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599655 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: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Bedford South
      • Location given for Hill Meadow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5378827     Lon: -70.9650381
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill Meadow 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>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.