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A visit to the Mount Vernon 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 Mt. Vernon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Vernon Cemetery (FG ID #91269)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mt. Vernon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery

Lat:   42.1195°   (42° 7' 10")

Lon:   -70.9398°   (-70° 56' 23")

The cemetery is located in Plymouth County<3>.

As an estimate, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Abington.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cobb Family Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Family Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobb Family Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
  • Bicknell Family Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bicknell Family Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bicknell Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bicknell Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
  • Old Church Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Church Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • The Plain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plain Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Richards Family Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Family Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Family Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richards Family Burial Ground is located in Plymouth County
  • Torrey Family Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Family Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Torrey Family Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
  • High Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Colebrook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beal Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beal Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wendell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leach Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • St. James Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County

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<2> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • North Abington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Abington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • Whitman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
  • Montello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brookville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Accord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Avon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From the Mt. Vernon Cemetery to Avon
    • East Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oldham Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
      • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Curtis Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hanover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • East Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • West Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
      • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
    • Elmwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
    • Bryantville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
    • Braintree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
    • Weymouth Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Stoughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Mt. Vernon 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 Mt. Vernon 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 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 Mt. Vernon Cemetery:

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 Mt. Vernon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #600451  (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #600451 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Whitman
    • County: Plymouth         Elev: 30
    • Location given for GNIS #600451 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91269

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1195, Longitude: -70.9398    
<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>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<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.

<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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