About Shawsheen Cemetery
Shawsheen Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.1 mi west of Bedford. It is operated by Town of Bedford. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Alexandra Carlisle, Charles Wilson Killam and Charles W. Willis. The nearest other listed cemetery is Westview Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Shawsheen Funeral Home in Bedford, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 127 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Middlesex County dates to 1649. 9 of the 284 listings in Middlesex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bedford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Shawsheen Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 journalist, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Alexandra Carlisle1886-1936American actor
- Charles Wilson Killam1871-1961American Professor of architecture
- Charles W. Willis1864-1933U.S. author and journalist
- Ruth E. Bacon1908-1985American foreign service officer
- Abram English Brown1849-1909American politician and writer
- Beverley Douglas Causey1943-2002Mathematician
- Samuel Stearns1770-18341770-1834
- William Richardson Hayden1820-19037 May 1820 - 29 Apr 1903
People whose Wikidata entry gives Shawsheen 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
42.48598, -71.25581
What Shawsheen 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
- Westview CemeteryBedford, MACemetery0.6 mi
- Old Burying GroundBedford, MA · est. 1729Cemetery1.2 mi
- Memorial GardenBedford, MAMemorial park1.3 mi
- Pine Haven CemeteryBurlington, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Old Burying GroundLexington, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill CemeteryBurlington, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Burial GroundLexington, MAChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- Old CemeteryBurlington, MACemetery3.3 mi
- Munroe CemeteryLexington, MACemetery3.4 mi
- South CemeteryBillerica, MACemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Shawsheen Cemetery
- Shawsheen Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Bedford · (781) 275-7706
- Bedford Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Bedford · (781) 275-6850
- Douglass Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Lexington · (781) 862-1800
- Edward V Sullivan Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Burlington · (781) 272-0050
- Sullivan Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Woburn
- Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Billerica · (978) 667-9934
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shawsheen Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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