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A visit to the Rural 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 Rural Cemetery ...

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

41.6265, -70.9398

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

The Rural Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Rural Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Peckham West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Peckham West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckham West Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
  • Naskatucket Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Acushnet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Polish National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
    • Pine Island Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
    • Linden Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gifford - Richmond - Mosher Burial Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hill Meadow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hill Meadow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Meadow Cemetery
    • Cornell Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cushing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cushing Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing Cemetery
    • Barlow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rural Cemetery.

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

  • New Bedford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Apponagansett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
  • Bliss Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
  • North Dartmouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
  • Dartmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • South Dartmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
  • Fairhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
  • Smith Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
  • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
  • Nonquitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
  • Acushnet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
  • Acushnet Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hixville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hixville is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
    • Westport Factory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
    • Clifford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Gidleys Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
    • Mattapoisett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
    • Westport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Westport is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
    • Braleys
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Braleys is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
    • Long Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
    • Central Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Village is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • North Westport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Westport is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
    • East Freetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown

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 Rural Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bristol County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rural 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 Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #599657  (Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599657 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: 23 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Bedford North
      • Location given for Rural Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.626493     Lon: -70.9397606
      • 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 '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- Rural 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.

    <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.