Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Towns

The numbers 1 through 55 correspond to a map and Graveyard numbers in the published Taunton Vital Records. Numbers 56 and above correspond to a map located in the Old Colony Historical Society Museum and Library in Taunton, MA and are not included in the Taunton, MA Vital Records book. All known cemeteries are included.

No.
Cemetery Cemetery Location

2 Crane Ave Burying Ground At roadside, northeast side

3 Oakland Cemetery 20 Glebe Street

4 Pine Hill Cemetery Corner of Stevens and Pinehill Streets

5 King Burying Ground 1300 Middleboro Avenue

6 Staples Street Burying Ground Staples Street at Junction of Seekell Street

7 Caswell Street Burying Ground Caswell Street - opposite Staples Street

8 Caswell Burying Ground Behind construction on Middleboro Ave. , Opposite East Taunton Fire Station

9 Neck of Land (Summer Street) Burying Ground 81 Summer Street

10 North Taunton Burying Ground 1863 Bay Street - Corner of Field Street

11 Westville Cemetery 1291 Cohannet Street

12 Burt, Crane, Gulliver, Walker Burying Ground Gulliver Street

13 Hathaway Burying Ground 1600 Somerset Avenue

14 East Weir Cemetery Behind 57 Plain Street

15 Old Episcopal (St. Thomas) Burying Ground 227 Tremont Street

16 Willis Burying Ground Behind 28 Worchester Street

17 Mount Pleasant Cemetery Crocker Street

18 Padelford Burying Ground In front of airport hangar, Middleboro, Ave.

19 Richmond Cemetery Near 545 Richmond Street

20 Basset Family Burying Ground 820 South Crane Ave., near Harvey Street

21 Friend's Burying Ground (Harvey) Opposite 820 South Crane Ave., Near Harvey Street

22 Basset Burying Ground 12 Field Street, Opposite North Taunton Cemetery

23 Field Burying Ground Between 34 and 48 Field Street

24 Lincoln burying Ground On rise by roadside on Bassett Street, near Bay Street

25 Harvey Burying Ground Behind Building 1, Dever School, off Fremont Street near Bassett Street

26 Lincoln Burying Ground Behind 1360 Bay Street, off Watson Street

27 Wetherell Cemetery Corner of Lothrop and Prospect Hill Streets

28 Cooper Burying Ground Behind 228 Berkley Street, near corner of Pratt Street

29 Phillips Cemetery East side of Pratt Street, at corner of Berkley Street

30 Walker Burying Ground End of Laneway Street, Off of Burt Street

31 Walker Burying Ground End of Laneway Street, Off of Burt Street

32 Reed Cemetery In woods, opposite church on Railroad Ave

33 Walker Blake Cemetery See Location instructions on websight thanks to Robert Bates

34 Sandy Hill Cemetery At end of Seventh Street

35 Knapp Burying Ground Off Tremont Street, at end of Segregansett Road

36 Phillips Burying Ground Near 433 Staples Street

37 St. James Cemetery 44 Liberty Street

38 Father Wilson Cemetery 123 1/2 Broadway

39 St. Francis Cemetery 24 Glebe Street

40 St. Joseph's Cemetery 475 East Britannia Street

41 St Mary's Cemetery 100 East Britannia Street

42 Woodward Burying Ground In woods, behind 1396 Norton Ave

43 Gilbert Burying Ground West side of Pratt Street, at corner of Berkley Steet

44 Richmond Cemetery On Route 44 by roadside next to river opposite Space Metals.

45 Colored Cemetery Sherwood Avenue, near Precinct Street

46 Williams, Padelford Cemetery Between 62 and 78 Seaver Street, off Viking Street

47 County Street Cemetery In front yard of 1797 Old County Street

48 White Cemetery At Junction of South Street and Railroad Avenue

49 Lincoln Burying Ground On Davis Street, near Shores Street

50 Mayflower Hill Cemetery 235 Broadway

51 Soper Lot In woods in field on north side of County Street at junction of Johnson Street, near 318 County Street

52 Precinct Burying Ground Location unknown, possibly destroyed

53 "OX-Bow Farm" On grounds behind Taunton High School, near parking lot

54 Burying Ground Unknown - near Richmond Street

55 Burying Ground - Exact Location unknown - In woods between Rocky Woods and Glebe Streets

Cemetery and Burying Grounds listed below are not in Taunton Vital Records.

56 Swamp Cemetery In woods, off Burt Street - Down Path (See 10/1999 update note below)

57 Mount Nebo Cemetery 19 Glebe Street

58 Cobb- Bragg Family Lot - (See Oct 99 Update note below) Destroyed - - was near 300 Burt Street

59 Single Stone (Joel Harvey) In field, 1/4 mile east of Round Street on South

60 Single Grave - no stone (Asa Richmond) 1678 Middleboro Avenue

61 Howard Burying Ground Across from 408 Tremont Street

62 Quaker Burying Ground ("Greenwood") Freemont Street

63 Cemetery Unknown ("Greenwood") Somewhere near Almshouse - 10/99 update... east side of Fremont Street almost opposite Elizabeth Pole Drive near a residential development called Paula Drive. (See Note below)

64 Cemetery Unknown In woods near County Way

65 Harvey Burial Lot (Added to list 10/99) South Side of Hodges Street just beyond Cove Estates a few houses before intersection with Round Street. Joel Harvey Stone

Notes:

No.	Cemetery	Cemetery Location
2	Crane Ave Burying Ground	At roadside, northeast side
3	Oakland Cemetery	20 Glebe Street
4	Pine Hill Cemetery	Corner of Stevens and Pinehill Streets
5	King Burying Ground	1300 Middleboro Avenue
6	Staples Street Burying Ground	Staples Street at Junction of Seekell Street
7	Caswell Street Burying Ground	Caswell Street - opposite Staples Street
8	Caswell Burying Ground	Behind construction on Middleboro Ave. , Opposite East Taunton Fire Station
9	Neck of Land (Summer Street) Burying Ground	81 Summer Street
10	North Taunton Burying Ground	1863 Bay Street - Corner of Field Street
11	Westville Cemetery	1291 Cohannet Street
12	Burt, Crane, Gulliver, Walker Burying Ground	Gulliver Street
13	Hathaway Burying Ground	1600 Somerset Avenue
14	East Weir Cemetery	Behind 57 Plain Street
15	Old Episcopal (St. Thomas) Burying Ground	227 Tremont Street
16	Willis Burying Ground	Behind 28 Worchester Street
17	Mount Pleasant Cemetery	Crocker Street
18	Padelford Burying Ground	In front of airport hangar, Middleboro, Ave.
19	Richmond Cemetery	Near 545 Richmond Street
20	Basset Family Burying Ground	820 South Crane Ave., near Harvey Street
21	Friend's Burying Ground (Harvey)	Opposite 820 South Crane Ave., Near Harvey Street
22	Basset Burying Ground	12 Field Street, Opposite North Taunton Cemetery
23	Field Burying Ground	Between 34 and 48 Field Street
24	Lincoln burying Ground	On rise by roadside on Bassett Street, near Bay Street
25	Harvey Burying Ground	Behind Building 1, Dever School, off Fremont Street near Bassett Street
26	Lincoln Burying Ground	Behind 1360 Bay Street, off Watson Street
27	Wetherell Cemetery	Corner of Lothrop and Prospect Hill Streets
28	Cooper Burying Ground	Behind 228 Berkley Street, near corner of Pratt Street
29	Phillips Cemetery	East side of Pratt Street, at corner of Berkley Street
30	Walker Burying Ground	End of Laneway Street, Off of Burt Street
31	Walker Burying Ground	End of Laneway Street, Off of Burt Street
32	Reed Cemetery	In woods, opposite church on Railroad Ave
33	Walker Blake Cemetery	See Location instructions on websight thanks to Robert Bates
34	Sandy Hill Cemetery	At end of Seventh Street
35	Knapp Burying Ground	Off Tremont Street, at end of Segregansett Road
36	Phillips Burying Ground	Near 433 Staples Street
37	St. James Cemetery	44 Liberty Street
38	Father Wilson Cemetery	123 1/2 Broadway
39	St. Francis Cemetery	24 Glebe Street
40	St. Joseph's Cemetery	475 East Britannia Street
41	St Mary's Cemetery	100 East Britannia Street
42	Woodward Burying Ground	In woods, behind 1396 Norton Ave
43	Gilbert Burying Ground	West side of Pratt Street, at corner of Berkley Steet
44	Richmond Cemetery	On Route 44 by roadside next to river opposite Space Metals.
45	Colored Cemetery	Sherwood Avenue, near Precinct Street
46	Williams, Padelford Cemetery	Between 62 and 78 Seaver Street, off Viking Street
47	County Street Cemetery	In front yard of 1797 Old County Street
48	White Cemetery	At Junction of South Street and Railroad Avenue
49	Lincoln Burying Ground	On Davis Street, near Shores Street
50	Mayflower Hill Cemetery	235 Broadway
51	Soper Lot	In woods in field on north side of County Street at junction of Johnson Street, near 318 County Street
52	Precinct Burying Ground	Location unknown, possibly destroyed
53	"OX-Bow Farm"	On grounds behind Taunton High School, near parking lot
54	Burying Ground	Unknown - near Richmond Street
55	Burying Ground -	Exact Location unknown - In woods between Rocky Woods and Glebe Streets
Cemetery and Burying Grounds listed below are not in Taunton Vital Records.
56	Swamp Cemetery	In woods, off Burt Street - Down Path (See 10/1999 update note below)
57	Mount Nebo Cemetery	19 Glebe Street
58	Cobb- Bragg Family Lot - (See Oct 99 Update note below)	Destroyed - - was near 300 Burt Street
59	Single Stone (Joel Harvey)	In field, 1/4 mile east of Round Street on South
60	Single Grave - no stone (Asa Richmond)	1678 Middleboro Avenue
61	Howard Burying Ground	Across from 408 Tremont Street
62	Quaker Burying Ground ("Greenwood")	Freemont Street
63	Cemetery Unknown ("Greenwood")	Somewhere near Almshouse - 10/99 update... east side of Fremont Street almost opposite Elizabeth Pole Drive near a residential development called Paula Drive. (See Note below)
64	Cemetery Unknown	In woods near County Way
65	Harvey Burial Lot (Added to list 10/99)	South Side of Hodges Street just beyond Cove Estates a few houses before intersection with Round Street. Joel Harvey Stone

Note for # 56 Down Path off Burtt Street... This cemetery is know as the Swamp Cemetery or the Second "Knapp Cemetery". The first Knapp family cemetery is off Tremont Street along Segreganset Road. .. Aaron Knapp's Family.

Note for # 58 Hiram Bragg's Family and Richard Cobs's Family lot. this cemetery was on Tremont Street just before Burt Street.

Note for # 63 - In Greenwood Cemetery there are no stones visible in 1999.

Your comments and suggestions are most welcome. Please place Taunton Cemetery list in the subject line of your email to Don & Evelyn Wright Foxboro, MA