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A visit to the Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Family Cemetery:

42.1159, -70.9167

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

The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Holy Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Holy Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cushing Family Tomb Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hunt Family Tomb Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Hunt Family Tomb Site is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Family Tomb Site
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles 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 <5>
  • Island Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove Cemetery
  • Nash Family Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Nash Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Family Tomb
  • Old Church Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hanover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Beal Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Torrey Family Burying Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bicknell Family Tomb
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bicknell Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Family Tomb
    • High Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Colebrook Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Abington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282123 <5>
    • Cobb Family Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Plain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Plain Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plain Cemetery
    • Richards Family Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Hanover Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Holy Family Cemetery.

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

  • Abington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Abington is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • North Abington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
  • Whitman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
  • Hanson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanson is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
  • South Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
  • Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
  • South Weymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
  • Curtis Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
  • Accord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Accord is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Brookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Montello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Montello is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Brockton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • Oldham Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
    • Holbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
    • East Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
    • East Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • Bryantville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
    • Pembroke
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Avon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
    • Weymouth Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
    • Weymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • Elmwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Monponsett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
    • North Marshfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
    • Norwell
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Randolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 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 Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #600502  (Holy Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600502 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: 29 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whitman
      • Location given for Holy Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.115934     Lon: -70.9167103
      • 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- Holy Family 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 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.
    <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.