A visit to the Parish 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 Parish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parish Cemetery:
41.9087, -70.8834
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Parish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Parish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Middleborough.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MID.818 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973954 <6>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perchade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perchade Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perchade Cemetery
- Purchade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Great Woods Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Woods Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Bridgewater.
- The Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Titicut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252851 <6>
- Haskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Conant Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conant Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Street Cemetery
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- MCI Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The MCI Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MCI Cemetery
- South Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Titicut Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titicut Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Titicut Parish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Middleborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252721 <6>
- Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pond Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LAK.804 <5>
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middleborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- North Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Water View Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Plympton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- South Meadow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- Paper Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- East Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Monponsett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- South Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Raynham Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Pine Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Cranberry Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- East Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Bryantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 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 Parish Cemetery. The following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater
- Middleborough
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Parish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Parish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599677 (Parish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599677 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: Plymouth
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Parish Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9087132 Lon: -70.8833735
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Parish 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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| <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. |
| <7> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |