About Buckminster Cemetery
Buckminster Cemetery is a cemetery near Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Barre. The grounds sit at about 942 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Moses Leonard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602330. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph's Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Pillsbury Funeral Home in Barre, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 322 cemeteries we list in Worcester County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 9 of the 322 listings in Worcester County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Barre. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Buckminster Cemetery
- Moses Leonard1677-1775(ca. 1677-1775)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Buckminster 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
42.41207, -72.10802
What Buckminster 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
- Saint Joseph's CemeteryBarre, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Kendal Plain CemeteryBarre, MACemetery0.9 mi
- Glen Valley CemeteryBarre, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Lee CemeteryBarre, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Lincoln CemeteryBarre, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Caldwell CemeteryBarre, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Adams CemeteryBarre, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Jenkins CemeteryBarre, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Riverside CemeteryBarre, MACemetery2.9 mi
- Coldbrook CemeteryOakham, MACemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Buckminster Cemetery
- Pillsbury Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Barre · (978) 355-2243
- Pillsbury Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · North Brookfield · (508) 867-3604
- Poliks Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Gardner · (978) 632-0304
- Varnum Funeral Home Inc12 miFuneral home · West Brookfield · (508) 867-2885
- Charbonneau Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Ware · (413) 967-5281
- Boucher Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Gardner · (978) 632-0203
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