Neck of Land Cemetery
The Neck of Land Cemetery is a small historic cemetery on Summer Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1687 near the confluence of the Mill and Taunton Rivers, it was the city's first cemetery.Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Colony History Museum and Taunton Public Library.
Old Colony History Museum
Museum
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building. Old Colony History Museum is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Neck of Land Cemetery.
Taunton Public Library
Library
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979. Taunton Public Library is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Neck of Land Cemetery.
Winthrop Street Baptist Church
Place of worship
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site. Winthrop Street Baptist Church is situated 3,000 feet west of Neck of Land Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taunton and Weir Village.
Taunton
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.
Weir Village
Suburb
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weir Village is a village of the city of Taunton in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately one mile south of the city center on the banks of the Taunton River, near the point where it becomes tidal.
Raynham Center
Village
Raynham Center is a census-designated place in the town of Raynham, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Raynham Center had a population of 4,365. Raynham Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of Neck of Land Cemetery.
Neck of Land Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic cemetery in Massachusetts, United States
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.89771° or 41° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
-71.08508° or 71° 5′ 6″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87HCVWX7+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 858357474OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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