East Weir Cemetery in Taunton, Massachusetts

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Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Coordinates: 41.88273, -71.08513
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The East Weir Cemetery, established in 1797, is town-owned cemetery found in the wedge of land between Plain St. and Berkley St. It is located in the Weir Village neighborhood of Taunton, named for the fishing weirs used by native peoples prior to colonization through the 1920s along the nearby Taunton River.

East Weir Cemetery is also referred to as Plain Street Cemetery. This causes some confusion as there is a Plain Cemetery on Broadway Street in Taunton as well.

Access is via a narrow drive located between houses at 59 and 61 Plain Street. There is no sign indicating the entrance to the cemetery.

The City of Taunton refers to this cemetery in MassGIS as 92-179-0.

The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as TAU819.

This cemetery is referred to in the Bristol County Massachusetts Cemeteries Database as TA014.

This burial ground is referenced to in the book "Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to 1850" Published by: New England Historic Genealogical Society as G.R.14.