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A visit to the Rakeville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rakeville Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rakeville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rakeville Cemetery

Lat:   42.0282°   (42° 1' 41")

Lon:   -71.4667°   (-71° 28' 0")

The Rakeville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Rakeville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rakeville Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rakeville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Ballou Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballou Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ballou Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Micheals Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Micheals Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Micheals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Micheals Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • Precious Blood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Precious Blood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Bellingham Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellingham Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellingham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellingham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Gaskill Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskill Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gaskill Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • The Gaskill Family Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLK.803 <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Polish Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Blackstone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Arnold Mill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Mill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Diamond Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Hill Cemetery
      • The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Sheldonville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Street Cemetery
      • The Union Street Cemetery is located in Norfolk County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rakeville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rakeville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Millerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Millerville is located in Worcester County
  • Woonsocket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Hamlet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
  • East Blackstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
    • East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
  • Blackstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
    • Blackstone is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
  • Cumberland Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cumberland Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
    • Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Branch Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
    • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Union Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Arnold Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
    • Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Burnt Swamp Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
    • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Sheldonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
    • Bellingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
    • Albion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
    • South Milford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
      • South Milford is located in Worcester County
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • Millville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Slatersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
      • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • North Smithfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
      • North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
    • North Smithfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
      • North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Primrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Lime Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
      • Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Acorn Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
      • Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County

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 Rakeville 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 Rakeville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Rakeville Cemetery:

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 Rakeville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1974493  (Rakeville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1974493 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Franklin
    • County: Norfolk         Elev: 68
    • Location given for GNIS #1974493 (Rakeville Cemetery)

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rakeville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0282, Longitude: -71.4667       In this case, the coordinates for the Rakeville Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.

<7>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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