Bristol County, Massachusetts
Cemeteries in New Bedford, MA
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 101,079. Public map data lists 18 cemeteries here. 3 of them are family or private burial grounds, which may be on private land.
New Bedford cemetery list 18
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Clark's Point Cemetery
Shell Street And Bream Street, New Bedford, MA 02744
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Congregational Cemetery
2195 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Friends Cemetery
Dartmouth Street and Weaver Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
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George F Reynolds Cemetery
43 Christopher Court, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Griffin Street Cemetery
198 Griffin Court, New Bedford, MA 02740
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Hammond Family Cemetery
1044 Forbes Street, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Hathaway Family Cemetery
Colonial Drive And Ayer Street, New Bedford, MA 02746
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New Bedford Jewish Cemetery
1399 Old Plainville Road, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Noel Taber Cemetery
42 Westview Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
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Oak Grove Cemetery
Parker Street And Liberty Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
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Peckham West Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Street and Van Buren Street, New Bedford, MA 02746
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Pine Grove Cemetery
1100 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Polish National Catholic Cemetery
1388 Phillips Road, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Rural Cemetery
149 Dartmouth Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
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Sacred Heart Cemetery
559 Mount Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02746
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Sacred Heart Old Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02746
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Saint Marys Cemetery
1213 Kempton Street, New Bedford, MA 02745
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Tobey Family Cemetery
1463 Morton Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02745
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.
Search records for New Bedford ancestors
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Finding burial records in New Bedford
- New Bedford city clerk. The city clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in New Bedford, 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 New Bedford 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 New Bedford; 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.