About The Plain Cemetery
The Plain Cemetery is a cemetery near Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 2.3 mi southeast of Abington. The grounds sit at about 194 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2575870. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cobb Family Burying Ground (historical), about 0.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Quealy and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Abington, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 176 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Plymouth County dates to 1624. 7 of the 215 listings in Plymouth County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Abington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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What The Plain Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Cobb Family Burying Ground (historical)Abington, MACemetery0.1 mi
- Richards Family Burial GroundAbington, MAFamily cemetery0.2 mi
- Hillside CemeteryHolbrook, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Gould Family Burying Ground CemeteryAbington, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Cushing Family Tomb SiteAbington, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Adams Street Burying Ground Site (historical)Rockland, MACemetery1.7 mi
- Belcher CemeteryHolbrook, MA · est. 1811Cemetery1.8 mi
- Wendell CemeteryAvon, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Mount Vernon CemeteryAbington, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Lakeview CemeteryHolbrook, MA · est. 1732Christian cemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near The Plain Cemetery
- Quincy Memorials Inc1.6 miMonument dealer · Abington · (781) 337-9314
- Quealy and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service1.7 miFuneral home · Abington · (781) 878-2112
- Neptune Cremation Service1.7 miCremation provider · Weymouth · (781) 886-8366
- Hurley Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Holbrook · (781) 767-0020
- Cartwright Funeral Homes2.4 miFuneral home · Holbrook · (781) 767-4116
- Waitt Funeral Parlor3.0 miFuneral home · Brockton
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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