About Acushnet Cemetery
Acushnet Cemetery is a cemetery near Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 39 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Charles Burton Gulick, Lemuel Williams and Bertha Wesselhoeft. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599669. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tabor Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Potter Funeral Services in New Bedford, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 206 cemeteries we list in Bristol County, and 93 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Bristol County dates to 1705. 33 of the 206 listings in Bristol County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Acushnet. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Acushnet Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Charles Burton Gulick1868-1962American classical philologist
- Lemuel Williams1747-1828American politician
- Bertha Wesselhoeft1841-1910
- Humphrey Hathaway Swift1819-1911Wealthy exporter
- Mary Brown1728-1807
- Myra Eliot Almy1775-1809
- William Greenleaf1725-1803
People whose Wikidata entry gives Acushnet Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.68422, -70.91278
What Acushnet 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
- Tabor CemeteryAcushnet Center, MACemetery0.3 mi
- Pine Grove Cemetery1100 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Woodside CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Riverside CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Peckham West CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Polish National Catholic CemeteryAcushnet, MACatholic cemetery2.3 mi
- Sacred Heart Old CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Jewish CemeteryNew Bedford, MAJewish cemetery2.8 mi
- Ellis Bolles CemeteryAcushnet, MACemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Acushnet Cemetery
- Potter Funeral Services0.5 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 995-2213
- Machnowski-Schick Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 995-5005
- Rock Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 995-5772
- Boulevard Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 994-6272
- Fairhaven Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Fairhaven · (508) 994-9471
- Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 994-0100
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.