Washington Cemetery in Becket, Massachusetts
Also known as Stonehouse Cemetery
About Washington Cemetery
Washington Cemetery is a cemetery near Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It lies about 3.4 mi southeast of Becket. It was established in 1798. The grounds sit at about 1,608 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 598737. The nearest other listed cemetery is Town Hall Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dery-Foley Funeral Home in Dalton, about 7.2 mi away. It is one of 118 cemeteries we list in Berkshire County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Berkshire County dates to 1758. 5 of the 118 listings in Berkshire County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Becket. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
42.37254, -73.12123
What Washington 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
- Town Hall CemeteryBecket, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Town CemeteryHinsdale, MAMunicipal cemetery1.7 mi
- Kent CemeteryBecket, MACemetery3.6 mi
- October Mountain CemeteryLee, MA · est. 1811Cemetery3.7 mi
- Town CemeteryHinsdale, MAMunicipal cemetery4.9 mi
- East Part CemeteryPittsfield, MACemetery5.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryHinsdale, MACatholic cemetery5.6 mi
- Peru CemeteryHinsdale, MACemetery5.7 mi
- New Lenox CemeteryPittsfield, MACemetery5.9 mi
- Mack CemeteryBecket, MACemetery6.0 mi
Funeral homes near Washington Cemetery
- Dery-Foley Funeral Home7.2 miFuneral home · Dalton · (413) 684-0142
- Dwyer-Wellington Family Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Dalton · (413) 684-0215
- Kelly Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Lee · (413) 243-0204
- Flynn & Dagnoli-bencivenga Funeral Homes8.1 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 442-1733
- Roche Funeral Home8.3 miFuneral home · Lenox · (413) 637-0699
- Dwyer-Wellington Family Funeral Home8.3 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 445-4064
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