A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
41.8307, -71.0048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pierce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Robbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Street Burying Ground
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <6>
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McCully Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Padelford Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.840 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176736 <5>
- Caswell Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Caswell Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Burying Ground
- The Caswell Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.814 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347699 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Winslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 <6>
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Assonet Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rounsevell Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsevell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rounsevell Cemetery is located outside and to the north of East Freetown.
- The Rounsevell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rounseville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.827 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond 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 Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 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
- North Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- East Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Middleborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Weir Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Segreganset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Old Town Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Braleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Raynham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Namasket Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- North Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Steep Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Raynham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- West Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- South Middleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
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 Pierce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Middleborough
- Taunton
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 websites either 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602784 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602784 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: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assonet
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8306575 Lon: -71.0047642
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce 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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