A visit to the Thompson Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Thompson Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: LAK.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: LAK.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Thompson Hill Cemetery ...
The Thompson Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Caswell Burying Ground
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
- 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 <1>
- Central Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
- The Nemasket Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemasket Hill Cemetery
- Padelford Burying Ground
- Perchade Cemetery
- The Perchade Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perchade Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
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- Pine Hill Cemetery
- Pond Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Purchade Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
- Strowbridge Cemetery
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
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]<4> of the Thompson Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Assonet ‑ Historic
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
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- Berkley
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Braleys
- Bridgewater
- Clifford
- Dighton
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- East Freetown
- East Taunton
- Freetown
- Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Long Plain
- Middleborough
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Namasket Village
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- North Carver
- North Dighton
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- North Lakeville
- Old Town Landing
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Paper Mill Village
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
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- Raynham
- Rock
- Segreganset
- South Middleboro
- Taunton
- Water View Village
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Weir Village
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 Thompson Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Taunton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thompson Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Thompson Hill Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: LAK.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599690 (Thompson Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599690 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: Plymouth
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assawompset Pond
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |