A visit to the Norton Common 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 Norton Common Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Norton Common Cemetery (FG ID #91337).
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 Norton Common Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norton Common Cemetery:
41.9566, -71.2095
The Norton Common Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the east southeast of the Norton Common Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Norton Common Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Norton Common Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norton Common Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norton Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Stevens Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Babbit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- North Purchase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Newcomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Josiah Newcomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norton Common Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norton Common Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chartley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Norton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Attleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Briggs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Attleboro Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Furnace Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Attleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleborough City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- North Seekonk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Foxborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Dighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raynham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- North Foxboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raynham Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Valley Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Dighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Segreganset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cochesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- North Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Wrentham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Mills
(9 miles [14.5 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 Norton Common 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 Norton Common Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Foxborough
- Mansfield
- North Attleboro
- Taunton
- Wrentham
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 Norton Common 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 Norton Common Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91337
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598835 (Norton Common Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598835 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: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Norton Common Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9570443 Lon: -71.2094946
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norton Common 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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