A visit to the Old Quaker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Old Quaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Quaker Cemetery:
41.8132, -71.0842
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the north of the Old Quaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Quaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Quaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Quaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Assonet Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- The Winslow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.802 <6>
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terry Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Hathaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322094 <5>
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SOM.809 <6>
- Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Pine Hill 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Quaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Quaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Old Town Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Dighton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Berkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Segreganset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Weir Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- North Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- West Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Steep Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Bowenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Swansea Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Oak Grove Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Braleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- East Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Raynham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Ocean Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Flint Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- North Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 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 Old Quaker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Quaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Fall River
- Taunton
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 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 Quaker 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 Old Quaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602669 (Old Quaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602669 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: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assonet
- Location given for Old Quaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8131573 Lon: -71.0842108
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Quaker 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. |
| <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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