About Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery
Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery is a veterans cemetery near Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.7 mi north of Agawam. The grounds sit at about 56 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including David Cohen, Sue Nichols and Muriel Brown. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2789643. The nearest other listed cemetery is Agawam Center Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Colonial Forastiere Funeral Home & Cremation in Agawam, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 79 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County dates to 1677. 2 of the 103 listings in Hampden County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Agawam. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- David Cohen1917-2020U.S. Army soldier during WWII, liberator of the Ohrdruf concentration camp and schoolteacher
- Sue Nichols1965-2020American artist
- Muriel Brown1922-2020
People whose Wikidata entry gives Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Agawam Center Cemetery820 Main Street, Agawam, MAChurch cemetery1.4 mi
- Longmeadow CemeteryLongmeadow, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Old North Burying GroundAgawam, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Thompsonville Cemetery/Old Saint Patrick's CemeteryThompsonville, CTCatholic cemetery2.8 mi
- Springfield St. CemeteryAgawam, MACemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Adalbert's CemeteryThompsonville, CTChristian cemetery3.3 mi
- Zions Hill CemeterySuffield Depot, CTChristian cemetery3.7 mi
- Old Meadow CemeteryWest Springfield, MACemetery3.9 mi
- Park Street CemeteryWest Springfield, MACemetery4.3 mi
- Enfield Street Cemetery1185 Enfield Street, Enfield, CTCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery
- Colonial Forastiere Funeral Home & Cremation1.1 miFuneral home · Agawam · (413) 786-2600
- Curran-Jones Funeral Home - Agawam2.3 miFuneral home · Agawam
- Curran-Jones Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Agawam · (413) 781-7766
- Agawam Funeral Home Inc2.8 miFuneral home · Agawam · (413) 786-9483
- Ascher-zimmerman Funeral Home Inc3.5 miFuneral home · Springfield · (413) 734-5229
- New England Funeral & Cremation Center3.8 miCremation provider · Springfield · (413) 733-1522
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