Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Brockton, MA
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 105,643. Public map data lists 15 cemeteries here.
Brockton cemetery list 15
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Ashland Cemetery
North Main Street and East Ashland Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Calvary Cemetery
North Cary Street and Elliot Street, Brockton, MA 02302
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Chevra Tilum Cemetery
Pearl Street and Lancaster Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Coweeset Cemetery
Pearl Street and Lancaster Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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First Parish Burying Ground Cemetery
Main Street and Grove Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Leach Cemetery
Crescent Street, Brockton, MA 02302
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Melrose Cemetery
88 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Old Coweeset Cemetery
Mill Street and Shields Avenue, Brockton, MA 02301
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Our Lady of Sorrows Convent Cemetery
261 Thatcher Street, Brockton, MA 02302
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Plymouth Rock Cemetery
1000 Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Saint Patricks Cemetery
340 Court Street, Brockton, MA 02302
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Snell Cemetery
West Street and Forest Avenue, Brockton, MA 02301
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Thayer Cemetery
Pleasant Street and Troy Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Thompson Cemetery
Summer Street, Brockton, MA 02302
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Union Cemetery
327 Centre Street, Brockton, MA 02302
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
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Finding burial records in Brockton
- Brockton city clerk. The city clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Brockton, and statewide records are kept by the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics in Dorchester (records from 1936 on). Recent records are usually restricted to close family; older ones are more widely available.
- Cemetery records. Ask the city clerk or the cemetery department (often under public works) who keeps burial and lot records. Many towns have elected cemetery commissioners.
- Old town reports. Annual town reports often listed each year's deaths. Try the Brockton public library or the nearest library that keeps them.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The Massachusetts Historical Society and the Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point in Boston are good statewide sources.
- Plymouth County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Plymouth County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Brockton; some counties have more than one, so check the Secretary of the Commonwealth's registry list.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Massachusetts vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.