A visit to the Polish National 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 Polish National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polish National Cemetery:
41.7063, -70.9459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polish National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polish National Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Polish National Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Polish National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polish National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Braley East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reynolds Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of New Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371857 <6>
- Braley West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Braley West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braley West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Braley West Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of New Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371850 <6>
- Crapo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crapo Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.822 <5>
- Pine Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Acushnet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Acushnet Center.
- The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Friends Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370492 <6>
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peckham West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peckham West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckham West Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Long Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Plain Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain Cemetery
- The Long Plain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ancient Long Plain Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ACU.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91190 <6>
- Long Plain Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Plain Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain Friends Cemetery
- The Long Plain Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Acushnet Friends Burying Ground
- Long Plain Friends Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ACU.805 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370488 <6>
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.831 <5>
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <6>
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- 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
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Freetown.
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braley Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.830 <5>
- Pittsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Polish National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polish National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Acushnet Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Braleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Long Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Hixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- North Dartmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- New Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- East Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Smith Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Fairhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Westport Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Dartmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Bliss Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- North Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Apponagansett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- South Dartmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Mattapoisett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Gidleys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Steep Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Oak Grove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Flint Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
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 Polish National Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polish National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Dartmouth
- Fairhaven
- New Bedford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Polish National 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 Polish National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599666 (Polish National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599666 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: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Bedford North
- Location given for Polish National Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7067698 Lon: -70.9458729
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Polish National 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. |