A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
42.0743, -71.0884
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Easton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EST.824 <5>
- Chevra Tilum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chevra Tilum Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Tilum Cemetery
- Coweeset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Coweeset Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweeset Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Brockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91223 <6>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cynthia Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cynthia Park Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park Cemetery
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bicknell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- Tisdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnance Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91795 <6>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Brockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Furnace Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Cochesett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Montello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- East Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- West Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- North Stoughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- East Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Ponkapoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- North Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- East Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- North Foxboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Foxborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 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 Washington 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 Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abington
- Bridgewater
- Brockton
- Canton
- East Bridgewater
- Foxborough
- Holbrook
- Mansfield
- Randolph
- Sharon
- Stoughton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Washington 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602646 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602646 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: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brockton
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0742665 Lon: -71.088381
- 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 '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- Washington 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. |