A visit to the Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richmond Cemetery:
41.8051, -71.0467
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the north northwest of the Richmond Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richmond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Richmond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Assonet Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Terry Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCully Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Segreganset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Weir Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- East Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Steep Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Braleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- West Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Bowenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Swansea Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Oak Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Hixville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- Raynham Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Middleborough
(8 miles [12.9 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
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 Richmond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richmond 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 visit 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 Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602680 (Richmond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602680 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: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assonet
- Location given for Richmond Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8051019 Lon: -71.0467096
- 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' (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- Richmond 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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