A visit to the Wrentham Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wrentham Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wrentham Center Cemetery (FG ID #270816).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Wrentham Center Cemetery (MACRIS ID: WRE.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: WRE.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 Wrentham Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wrentham Center Cemetery:
42.0678, -71.3252
The Wrentham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<3>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Wrentham Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wrentham Center Cemetery.
Establishment of the Wrentham Center Cemetery ...
The Wrentham Center Cemetery was established in 1673.
Name Variations for Wrentham Center 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Wrentham Center Cemetery.
Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wrentham Center Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wrentham Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gerould Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plainville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- South Burial Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Guild Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old 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<4> of the Wrentham Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wrentham Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wrentham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Foxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norfolk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- South Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Attleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Arnold Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Attleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 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 Wrentham Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wrentham Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Foxborough
- Franklin
- Mansfield
- Medway
- North Attleboro
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wrentham Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Walpole
- Wrentham
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 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 Wrentham Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Wrentham Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #270816
Referenced MACRIS Record: WRE.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1974195 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1974195 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wrentham
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0667652 Lon: -71.3258891
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Wrentham Center Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |