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A visit to the Maplewood 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 Maplewood Cemetery ...

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

42.1368, -71.0795

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

The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the north northwest of the Maplewood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Maplewood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Maplewood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pearl Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Canton Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Bicknell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Brockton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91223 <6>
  • Wendell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Lindwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lindwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Central Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Knollwood Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Knollwood Memorial Park is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91148 <6>
    • Knollwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503478 <6>
    • Sharon Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Sharon Memorial Park is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91698 <6>
    • Chestnut Tree Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Chestnut Tree Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Tree Cemetery
    • Rock Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Washington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Maplewood Cemetery.

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

  • Stoughton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
  • North Stoughton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
  • Avon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Avon is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
  • Randolph
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Brookville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Holbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
  • Canton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
  • North Easton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
  • Brockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Montello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montello is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Ponkapoag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sharon is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Easton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • South Easton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
    • North Abington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
    • East Walpole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
    • Easton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
    • Readville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Readville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
    • Abington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
    • Readville Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
    • Ashcroft
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
    • South Weymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • Braintree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
    • Milton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Milton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
    • Norwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 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 Maplewood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.

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

  • 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 Maplewood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602801  (Maplewood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602801 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: 68 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blue Hills
      • Location given for Maplewood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1367663     Lon: -71.0794929
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maplewood 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.