A visit to the Knollwood Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Knollwood Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Knollwood Memorial Park (FG ID #91148).
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 Knollwood Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knollwood Memorial Park:
42.1483, -71.1667
The Knollwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
The cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
Adjacent to the Knollwood Memorial Park and just to the southwest is the Sharon Memorial Park.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the north of the Knollwood Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knollwood Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Knollwood Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knollwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Moose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canton Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Guild Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild Cemetery
- Bicknell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Tisdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 36 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knollwood Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knollwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ponkapoag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- Readville Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Dedham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Readville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foxborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Medfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Easton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- South Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Brockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 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 Knollwood Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knollwood Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brockton
- Canton
- Canton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Knollwood Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Dedham
- Dover
- Dover lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Knollwood Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Foxborough
- Holbrook
- Mansfield
- Milton
- Norwood
- Randolph
- Sharon
- Sharon lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Knollwood Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Stoughton
- Walpole
- Westwood
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 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 Knollwood Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Knollwood Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91148
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599580 (Knollwood Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599580 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norwood
- Location given for Knollwood Memorial Park:
- Lat: 42.1478768 Lon: -71.1664403
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Knollwood Memorial Park) 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.
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