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The location of the Old Church Burying Ground has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Old Church Burying Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Church Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Church Burying Ground

Lat:   42.1023°   (42° 6' 8")

Lon:   -70.9483°   (-70° 56' 53")

The Old Church Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Church Burying Ground .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Church Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Plymouth County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Church Burying Ground itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Church Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Church Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Abington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
    • Whitman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • North Abington
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Brockton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • Hanson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Hanson is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
    • Brookville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
    • Montello
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Montello is located in Plymouth County
    • East Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
      • East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
    • South Weymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Holbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
    • South Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
      • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Accord
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
        • Accord is located in Plymouth County
      • Avon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Avon is located in Norfolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
      • West Bridgewater
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
      • Bryantville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
        • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Oldham Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
        • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
      • Randolph
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      • South Easton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
        • South Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Cochesett
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochesett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
        • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
      • Bridgewater
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
      • Paper Mill Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
        • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Monponsett
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monponsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
        • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
      • Pembroke
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
        • Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
      • Hanover
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
        • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • North Stoughton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
        • North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County

    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 Old Church Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Church Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Old Church Burying Ground.<4>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Church Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Hunt Family Tomb Site
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunt Family Tomb Site is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Family Tomb Site
    • Cushing Family Tomb Site
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cushing Family Tomb Site is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Family Tomb Site
    • Gould Family Burying Ground Site
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Family Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gould Family Burying Ground Site is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    • High Street Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Colebrook Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Abington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91269 <5>
    • Adams Street Burying Ground Site
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Street Burying Ground Site is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Abington Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282123 <5>
    • Cobb Family Burying Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Family Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Family Burying Ground
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • The Plain Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The The Plain Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Plain Cemetery
      • Richards Family Burial Ground
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Family Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richards Family Burial Ground is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Family Burial Ground
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Leach Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leach Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
      • St. James Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. James Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Lakeview Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wendell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Union Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brockton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91795 <5>
      • Hanover Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beal Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beal Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beal Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

    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 Old Church Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2575868  (Old Church Burying Ground)
      • Note: GNIS record #2575868 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: 36
      • Location given for GNIS #2575868 (Old Church Burying Ground)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Church Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1023, Longitude: -70.9483       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Church Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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 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.
    <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.




 

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