A visit to the Plainville 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 Plainville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plainville Cemetery:
42.0015, -71.3384
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plainville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plainville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Plainville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plainville 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 Plainville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plainville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gerould Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gerould Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerould Cemetery
- The Gerould Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Plain Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- Sheldonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheldonville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Cemetery
- The Sheldonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burnt Swamp Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91701 <6>
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill Cemetery
- Arnold Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Mill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- Metcalf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NAL.805 <5>
- North Purchase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Kirk Yard Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
- The Old Kirk Yard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Second Parish Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188145 <6>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <6>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATT.801 <5>
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plainville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plainville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plainville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- North Attleboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Sheldonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Attleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Wrentham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Attleborough City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Cumberland Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Acorn Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Chartley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Foxborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Pondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lonsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- North Seekonk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Briggs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
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 Plainville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plainville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Foxborough
- Franklin
- Mansfield
- North Attleboro
- Wrentham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Plainville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Plainville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1974475 (Plainville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974475 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wrentham
- Location given for Plainville Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0014878 Lon: -71.3383888
- 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 Norfolk, 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- Plainville 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. |