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A visit to the Merritt Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Merritt Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SCI.808). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SCI.808'. 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 Merritt Cemetery ...

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

42.2037, -70.7873

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Merritt Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<3>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south southeast of the Merritt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Merritt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Merritt Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stockbridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stockbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Cemetery
  • Bowker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bowker Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowker Cemetery
  • First Parish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The First Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Cemetery is located in Norwell.
  • James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old First Parish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meeting House Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hingham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • High Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Church Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Hanover.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRW.804 <1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248416 <6>
    • Pinehurst Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Pinehurst Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinehurst Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Hanover.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRW.806 <1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91462 <6>
    • Couch Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Couch Memorial Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Memorial Cemetery
      • The Couch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Couch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177751 <6>
    • Twomile Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Twomile Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile Cemetery
    • Ft. Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Weymouth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90967 <6>
    • Hanover Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Magoun Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Magoun Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magoun Cemetery
    • Littles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Littles Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Merritt Cemetery.

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

  • North Scituate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
  • Beechwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Norwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
  • Cohasset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
  • Greenbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Minot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Minot is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Scituate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Scituate is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
  • North Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
  • Marshfield Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
  • North Cohasset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
  • Accord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Accord is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Hingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hanover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Humarock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Humarock is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humarock
    • West Hingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
    • East Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • Curtis Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
    • North Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Kenberma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
    • South Weymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • Rockland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • South Hanover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
    • Marshfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
    • Bayside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayside is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
    • North Weymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
    • Weymouth Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
    • Weymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 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 Merritt 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 Merritt 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 professional and volunteer 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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery:

    Referenced MACRIS Record:  SCI.808

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #599700  (Merritt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599700 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: 35 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cohasset
      • Location given for Merritt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2037123     Lon: -70.7872646
      • 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.

    <2>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.
    <3>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.
    <4>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 from Point A (ie- Merritt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <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.