A visit to the Hillside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Hillside Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BRD.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BRD.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Hillside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillside Cemetery:
41.9721, -70.9468
The Hillside 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 east of the Hillside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summer Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Summer Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Street Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Jennings Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orange Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Orange Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Street Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- First RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Second RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Second RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second RC Cemetery
- South Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
- Great Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Scotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Vernon Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perchade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Perchade Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perchade Cemetery
- Purchade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Congregational Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pine Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Street 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 Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paper Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Namasket Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- West Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 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
- East Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cochesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Middleborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monponsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- East Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bryantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Hanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- North Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- South Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 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
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 Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Brockton
- East Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Taunton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: BRD.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2575877 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575877 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: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.97212 Lon: -70.946785
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillside 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> | 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. |
| <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. |