Neck of Land Cemetery, Taunton

Name: Neck of Land Cemetery
Address: Taunton, United States

#9 among attractions in Taunton

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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. Most of its graves predate 1800; there are four burials before 1700, including two children. The cemetery is a roughly rectangular plot, about 0.5 acres in size, on the south side of Summer Street, between Prospect and West Summer Streets. The most significant individual buried in the cemetery is Taunton founder and first female land claimer Elizabeth Poole. ()

Built: 1687 (337 years ago)Coordinates: 41°53'54"N, 71°5'7"W

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Day trips

Neck of Land Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton City Hall, Taunton Common, Dean-Hartshorn House.

~1140 ftNW
History museum, Museum
Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton
6 min walk • 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.
~1580 ftNW
City hall
Taunton City Hall, Taunton
8 min walk • Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers.
0.5 miNW
Park, Road
Taunton Common, Taunton
13 min walk • US Post Office-Taunton Main is the main post office facility in the city center of Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1930 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, it is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture.
0.4 miNE
Bridge, Georgian architecture
Dean-Hartshorn House, Taunton
11 min walk • The Dean-Hartshorn House is a historic house located at 68 Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
0.6 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton
15 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is an historic Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Ronamesque stone church was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1852.
~1340 ftNW
Church
First Parish Church, Taunton
7 min walk • First Parish Church is an historic church located within the Church Green Historic District in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the fourth meetinghouse since 1647 to be located on what was the original town common. The current church building was built in 1830, constructed of field stone in the Gothic Revival style.
0.5 miNW
Church
Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall, Taunton
13 min walk • The Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall is an historic building at 5 Cedar Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built as a chapel in 1867, it has also served as a mission hall and museum, and housed the local American Legion chapter for many years beginning in 1926.
~1540 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Taunton
8 min walk • St. Thomas Episcopal Church is an historic church at 115 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Its present building, an 1857 Gothic Revival structure designed by Richard Upjohn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.6 miW
Church
Winthrop Street Baptist Church, Taunton
15 min walk • 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.
0.4 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
C.J.H. Bassett House, Taunton
12 min walk • The C.J.H. Bassett House is a historic house located at 20 Chestnut Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1851 for Charles Jarvis Hunt Bassett, a prominent Taunton attorney and president of the Taunton Bank.
~1830 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
Abiathar King Williams House, Taunton
9 min walk • The Abiathar King Williams House is a historic house located at 43 Ingell Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Neck of Land Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Vickery-Baylies House, Taunton (4 min walk), Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton (6 min walk), First Parish Church, Taunton (7 min walk), Church Green, Taunton (7 min walk).

How to get to Neck of Land Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Neck of Land Cemetery:

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Bloom Bus Terminal (22 min walk)