About Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
Saint John the Baptist Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.5 mi northeast of New Bedford. The grounds sit at about 85 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599656. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rural Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Perry Funeral Home in New Bedford, about 1.0 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.
Map
41.62273, -70.95180
What Saint John the Baptist 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
- Rural CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery0.6 mi
- CemeterySmith Mills, MA · est. 1967Cemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryNew Bedford, MA · est. 1963Catholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Friends CemeterySmith Mills, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Griffin Street CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery1.6 mi
- CemeteryBliss Corner, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryNew Bedford, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Methodist Church CemeteryBliss Corner, MA · est. 1942Methodist cemetery1.6 mi
- Almy/Braggs/Sanford CemeteryBliss Corner, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Padamaram South Dartmouth CemeteryBliss Corner, MACemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
- Perry Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 993-2921
- Aubertine-Lopes Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · New Bedford · (508) 992-2957
- Waring Sullivan Dartmouth Funeral and Cremation Service1.3 miCremation provider · Dartmouth · (508) 999-5100
- Dartmouth Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · South Dartmouth · (508) 999-5100
- Donaghy New Day Cremation and Funeral Care1.4 miCremation provider · New Bedford · (508) 992-5486
- Wilson Funeral Chapel1.4 miFuneral chapel · New Bedford · (508) 993-4313
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint John the Baptist Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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