A visit to the Neck of Land Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Neck of Land Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TAU.804). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TAU.804'. 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 Neck of Land Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Neck of Land Cemetery:
41.8978, -71.0850
The Neck of Land Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the northwest of the Neck of Land Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Neck of Land Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Neck of Land Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Neck of Land Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayflower Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raynham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Raynham Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Street Burying Ground
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <1>
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Padelford Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Neck of Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Neck of Land Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taunton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weir Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raynham Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- North Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- East Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raynham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Segreganset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Old Town Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Namasket Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middleborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Briggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Furnace Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paper Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 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 Neck of Land Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Neck of Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Taunton
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 Neck of Land Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 Neck of Land Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: TAU.804
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1980715 (Neck of Land Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1980715 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taunton
- Location given for Neck of Land Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8981566 Lon: -71.0853229
- 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.
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Neck of Land 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 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. |