A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
41.7926, -71.1417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the north northeast of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SOM.809 <5>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Terry Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Bosworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bosworth Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery
- Cole Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reed - Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason - Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Nathan Slade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nathan Slade Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Slade Cemetery
- The Nathan Slade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SOM.806 <5>
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Assonet Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Old Town Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Dighton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- West Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Hortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Steep Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Segreganset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Swansea Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Bowenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ocean Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Oak Grove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Weir Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Globe Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Flint Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- 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
- South Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Coggeshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- East Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
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 Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Fall River
- Taunton
- Warren
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 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 Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598853 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598853 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: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerset
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7926017 Lon: -71.1417121
- 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- Simmons 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. |