A visit to the Newell Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Newell Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ATT.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ATT.801'. 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 Newell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newell Cemetery:
41.9258, -71.3432
The Newell Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Newell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Newell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Basil the Great Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Basil Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Moshassuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Mill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Cumberland #9
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mineral Spring Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. St. Marys Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Newman Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newman Ave. Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Ave. Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- North Purchase 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 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Newell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Attleborough City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Valley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Dodgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Lonsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Saylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Attleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Arnold Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chartley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 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 Newell 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 Newell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Central Falls
- North Attleboro
- Pawtucket
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Newell 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 Newell Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: ATT.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599509 (Newell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599509 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: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Attleboro
- Location given for Newell Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9253774 Lon: -71.3431102
- 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 '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- Newell 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 Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <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. |