About Plain Cemetery
Plain Cemetery is a cemetery near Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Taunton. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including David Cobb, Francis Baylies and James L. Hodges. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602768. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mayflower Hill Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Silva Funeral Home in Taunton, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 206 cemeteries we list in Bristol County, and 108 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, Taunton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Plain Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives.
- David Cobb1748-1830American politician, 1748-1830
- Francis Baylies1783-1852American politician
- James L. Hodges1790-1846American politician
- Chester Isham1798-1825
- Ebenezer BABBITTdied 1803Sergeant, MA (abt 1742-26 Nov 1803)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Plain 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
41.91176, -71.09133
What Plain 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
- Mayflower Hill CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic CemeteryTaunton, MACatholic cemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery0.9 mi
- Neck of Land CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Shaw CemeteryRaynham Center, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Nebo CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Francis Old CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery2.2 mi
- St. Francis CemeteryTaunton, MACemetery2.4 mi
- Pleasant Street CemeteryRaynham Center, MACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Plain Cemetery
- Silva Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Taunton · (508) 822-0081
- O'Keefe-Wade Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Taunton · (508) 823-3371
- Sowiecki-Snyder Home for Funerals & Cremation Services0.6 miCremation provider · Taunton · (508) 824-9881
- Riendeau-Mulvey Funeral Home and "Memorial Cremation"0.9 miFuneral home · Taunton · (508) 822-4151
- DiBonaco Memorials1.0 miMonument dealer · Taunton · (774) 409-2607
- Taunton Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Taunton · (508) 821-7771
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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