A visit to the Melrose Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Melrose Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melrose Cemetery (FG ID #91223).
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 Melrose Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melrose Cemetery:
42.0936, -71.0675
The Melrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Brockton.
The cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Melrose Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melrose Cemetery.
Establishment of the Melrose Cemetery ...
The Melrose Cemetery was established in 1815.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Melrose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melrose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chevra Tilum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chevra Tilum Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Tilum Cemetery
- Coweeset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coweeset Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweeset Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bicknell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- Cynthia Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cynthia Park Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wendell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Tisdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melrose Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Brockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Montello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Easton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- North Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cochesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Holbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ponkapoag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- East Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- South Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Walpole
(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 Melrose 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 Melrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abington
- Bridgewater
- Brockton
- Canton
- East Bridgewater
- Holbrook
- Mansfield
- Randolph
- Rockland
- Sharon
- Stoughton
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 Melrose 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 Melrose Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91223
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602690 (Melrose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602690 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: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brockton
- Location given for Melrose Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0931554 Lon: -71.0672695
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melrose 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.
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