Bristol County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Dighton, MA
Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 8,101. Public map data lists 22 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in North Dighton.
Dighton cemetery list 22
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Brick - Hathaway Cemetery
Center Street and Briggs Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Briggs - Trafton Burial Ground
1563 Pine Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Briggs Burial Ground
2355 Old Wellington Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Briggs Burial Ground
57 Forest Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Dighton Historical Cemetery 814
1835 Smith Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Dighton Town Cemetery
1601 Elm Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Eddy Burial Ground
3189 Sharps Lot Road, Dighton, MA 02715
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Gooding - Standish Burial Ground
243 Center Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Hathaway Cemetery
3043 Elm Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Horton - Talbot Burial Ground
1892 Horton Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Lewis Street Cemetery
2275 Lewis Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Oliver Perry Simmons Cemetery
3043 Elm Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Pedo Baptist Church - Community Church Cemetery
1295 Main Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Perry Burial Ground
2232 County Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Pratt - Cole Burial Ground
2945 Elm Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Riverside Cemetery
385 Riverside Drive, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Smith - Bowen Burial Ground
1879 Smith Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Townsend - Walker Burial Ground
684 Middle Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Unitarian Church Cemetery
564 Main Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Walker Burial Ground
88 Walker Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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Ware - Church - Doctor Thomas Burial Ground
883 Main Street, Dighton, MA 02715
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Williams - Baker Burial Ground
1691 Maple Street, North Dighton, MA 02764
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 Dighton
- Dighton town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Dighton, 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 town 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 Dighton 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.
- Bristol County probate and deeds. Wills and estates are at the Bristol County Probate and Family Court. Deeds are at the registry of deeds district that covers Dighton; 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.