Assonet Burying Ground Cemetery in Assonet, Massachusetts

Assonet Burying Ground Cemetery is a cemetery near Assonet, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Ebenezer W. Peirce, John M. Deane and Washington Read. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602677. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cemetery Land, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Waring Sullivan Rose E Sullivan Funeral and Cremation Service in Somerset, about 4.9 mi away. It is one of 206 cemeteries we list in Bristol County, and 105 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, Assonet. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 Civil War veterans, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.

• Ebenezer W. Peirce1822-1902
  Union Army officer
• John M. Deane1840-1914
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Washington Read1813-1886
  Politician in Massachusetts, US

People whose Wikidata entry gives Assonet Burying Ground 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.

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.

• Cemetery Land

  Assonet, MA
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Lawton Cemetery

  Assonet, MA
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Winslow Cemetery

  Assonet, MA
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Merrick Cemetery

  Assonet, MA
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Terry Burial Ground

  Somerset, MA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Assonet Friends Cemetery

  Assonet, MA
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Terry Captain Job Burial Ground

  Somerset, MA
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Richmond Cemetery

  Assonet, MA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Robinson Burying Ground

  Somerset, MA
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Fox Cemetery

  Dighton, MA
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi

• Waring Sullivan Rose E Sullivan Funeral and Cremation Service

  Cremation provider · Somerset · (508) 675-1495
  4.9 mi
• Hathaway Family Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Fall River · (508) 673-0781
  5.6 mi
• Manuel Rogers Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Fall River · (508) 672-3101
  6.1 mi
• Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Taunton · (508) 822-3318
  6.7 mi
• Waring Sullivan Birchcrest Funeral And Cremation Service

  Cremation provider · Swansea · (508) 676-1933
  6.9 mi
• Messier Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Fall River · (413) 532-5491
  6.9 mi

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