A visit to the Union Congregational Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Union Congregational Church Cemetery (MACRIS ID: EBR.803). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: EBR.803'. 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 Union Congregational Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Congregational Church Cemetery:
42.0354, -70.9754
The Union Congregational Church Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Union Congregational Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Congregational Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Union Congregational Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Union Congregational Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Union Congregational Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Congregational Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- First RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The First RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First RC Cemetery
- Second RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Second RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second RC Cemetery
- Trinity Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Summer Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Street Cemetery
- Orange Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Street Cemetery
- Jennings Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chevra Tilum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chevra Tilum Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Tilum Cemetery
- Coweeset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coweeset Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweeset Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Conant Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Conant Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Street Cemetery
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colebrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bicknell Family Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bicknell Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Family Tomb
- Old Church Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Torrey Family Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Union Congregational Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Congregational Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- West Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Cochesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Whitman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Brockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monponsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Bryantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- North Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Easton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Raynham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- South Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace 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 Union Congregational Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Congregational Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abington
- Bridgewater
- Brockton
- East Bridgewater
- Rockland
- Rockland lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Congregational Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rockland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
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 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 Union Congregational Church 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 Union Congregational Church Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: EBR.803
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1977114 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1977114 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: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitman
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0353785 Lon: -70.9753211
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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.
|
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Congregational Church 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. |