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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. 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 Richmond Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery

Lat:   41.8051°   (41° 48' 18")

Lon:   -71.0467°   (-71° 2' 48")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Fox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Howland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
    • The Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Strowbridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strowbridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strowbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry - Deardon Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Perry - Deardon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Perry - Deardon Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SOM.826 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507090 <5>
    • Chace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McCully Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCully Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Caswell Street Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caswell Street Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caswell Street Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
    • Assonet is located in Bristol County
  • Freetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
    • Freetown is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
  • Berkley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Dighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
  • Old Town Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
  • Somerset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Segreganset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
    • Segreganset is located in Bristol County
  • Weir Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
    • Weir Village is located in Bristol County
  • East Freetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
    • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  • Lakeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • East Taunton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • North Dighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Steep Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
      • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
    • Braleys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
      • Braleys is located in Bristol County
    • North Lakeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
      • North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • West Dighton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
      • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Bowenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
      • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
    • Taunton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
      • Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
    • Clifford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
    • Hortonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Hortonville is located in Bristol County
    • Swansea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Swansea Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
      • Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
    • Oak Grove Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
      • Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
    • Hixville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
      • Hixville is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • Middleborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
      • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
      • 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.

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 Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #602680  (Richmond Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #602680 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: Assonet
    • County: Bristol         Elev: 18
    • Location given for GNIS #602680 (Richmond Cemetery)

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Richmond Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8051, Longitude: -71.0467       In this case, the coordinates for the Richmond 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>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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