About Norton Common Cemetery
Norton Common Cemetery is a cemetery near Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.4 mi northeast of Norton. The grounds sit at about 98 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including George Leonard, Laban Wheaton and Nathaniel Freeman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 598835. The nearest other listed cemetery is Norton Center Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Norton Memorial Funeral Home in Norton, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 206 cemeteries we list in Bristol County, and 110 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, Norton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Norton Common Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives.
- George Leonard1729-1819American politician
- Laban Wheaton1754-1846American politician
- Nathaniel Freeman1740-1793
People whose Wikidata entry gives Norton Common 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
41.95678, -71.20963
What Norton Common 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
- Norton Center CemeteryNorton, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Babbit CemeteryNorton Center, MACemetery3.5 mi
- White Family CemetaryEast Main Street, Norton, MACemetery3.7 mi
- Newland CemeteryNorton Center, MACemetery3.7 mi
- Stevens Corner CemeteryAttleboro, MACemetery3.9 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryAttleboro, MACemetery4.1 mi
- Oak Knoll CemeteryAttleboro, MACemetery4.2 mi
- North Purchase CemeteryAttleboro, MACemetery4.2 mi
- Josiah Newcomb CemeteryEaston, MACemetery4.3 mi
- Quaker CemeteryMansfield Center, MAQuaker cemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Norton Common Cemetery
- Norton Memorial Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Norton · (508) 285-4402
- Duffy-Poule Funeral and Cremation Services4.0 miCremation provider · Attleboro · (508) 222-0193
- Foley-Cook-Hathaway Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Attleboro · (508) 222-0498
- Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Mansfield · (508) 339-2000
- Bolea-Amici Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Mansfield · (617) 472-5319
- Boston Cremation4.9 miCremation provider · Mansfield · (781) 322-0909
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