Union Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts

Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Amesbury. The grounds sit at about 89 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including John Greenleaf Whittier, Elizabeth Hussey Whittier and Mathew Franklin Whittier. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600777. The nearest funeral home we know of is Paul C Rogers & Sons Funeral Homes in Amesbury, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 95 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Essex County dates to 1820. 3 of the 244 listings in Essex County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Amesbury. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 writers, 1 journalist.

• John Greenleaf Whittier1807-1892
  American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery
• Elizabeth Hussey Whittier1815-1864
  American poet and abolitionist
• Mathew Franklin Whittier1812-1883
  American writer and brother of John Greenleaf Whittier

People whose Wikidata entry gives Union 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.

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.

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  0.4 mi
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