Rural Cemetery in New Bedford, Massachusetts

Rural Cemetery is a cemetery near New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.1 mi northeast of New Bedford. The grounds sit at about 82 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 38 notable people buried here, including Albert Bierstadt, Albert Pinkham Ryder and John H. Clifford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599657. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Perry Funeral Home in New Bedford, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 206 cemeteries we list in Bristol County, and 81 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, New Bedford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 4 artists, 3 writers, 2 business leaders, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 US representatives, 1 architect, 1 governor, 1 journalist.

• Albert Bierstadt1830-1902
  American painter
• Albert Pinkham Ryder1847-1917
  American painter
• John H. Clifford1809-1876
  Massachusetts Whig governor and attorney general
• Albert Stoessel1894-1943
  American conductor
• Charles S. Randall1824-1904
  American politician
• William W. Crapo1830-1926
  American politician
• Charles Sumner Ashley Sr.1858-1941
  American politician
• Charles James Barclay1843-2000
  United States Navy admiral
• Hosea M. Knowlton1847-1902
  American politician
• Edwin P. Seaver1838-1917
  American educator
• Horatio Hathaway1831-1898
  American businessman
• Jonathan Bourne1811-1889
  American merchant and politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Rural 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.

• Saint John the Baptist Cemetery

  New Bedford, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Griffin Street Cemetery

  New Bedford, MA
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  New Bedford, MA · est. 1963
  Catholic cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Oak Grove Cemetery

  New Bedford, MA
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Cemetery

  Smith Mills, MA · est. 1967
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Cemetery

  Bliss Corner, MA
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Padamaram South Dartmouth Cemetery

  Bliss Corner, MA
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Methodist Church Cemetery

  Bliss Corner, MA · est. 1942
  Methodist cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Friends Cemetery

  Smith Mills, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• William Street Cemetery

  Bliss Corner, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi

• Perry Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New Bedford · (508) 993-2921
  0.4 mi
• Aubertine-Lopes Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New Bedford · (508) 992-2957
  0.6 mi
• Donaghy New Day Cremation and Funeral Care

  Cremation provider · New Bedford · (508) 992-5486
  1.0 mi
• Wilson Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · New Bedford · (508) 993-4313
  1.1 mi
• Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New Bedford · (508) 994-0100
  1.4 mi
• Waring Sullivan Dartmouth Funeral and Cremation Service

  Cremation provider · Dartmouth · (508) 999-5100
  1.6 mi

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