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A visit to the Westville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Westville Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TAU.816). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TAU.816'. 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Westville Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.8860°   (41° 53' 9")

Lon:   -71.1312°   (-71° 7' 52")

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

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the east northeast of the Westville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Westville Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westville Cemetery.

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

  • North Dighton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Weir Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Taunton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Segreganset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Berkley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • West Dighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Raynham Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  • Old Town Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
  • Dighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
  • East Taunton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Raynham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rehoboth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
    • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Norton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chartley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
    • Briggs Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Assonet ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
      • Assonet is located in Bristol County
    • Hortonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Attleboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Rehoboth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
    • East Mansfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Swansea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swansea
      • From the Westville Cemetery to Swansea
    • Freetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Furnace Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Assonet - Historic
  • Attleboro
  • Taunton

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 Westville Cemetery:

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 Westville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #598829  (Westville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #598829 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Norton
    • County: Bristol         Elev: 13
    • Location given for GNIS #598829 (Westville Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  TAU.816

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Westville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8860, Longitude: -71.1312    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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