About Westview Cemetery
Westview Cemetery is a cemetery near Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.4 mi northwest of Bedford. The grounds sit at about 171 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Edward O. Wilson, Suzanne Chapman and William Gustav Witthoft. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599252. The nearest other listed cemetery is Shawsheen Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Shawsheen Funeral Home in Bedford, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 126 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 Westview Cemetery
Among them: 2 scientists, 1 artist, 1 writer.
- Edward O. Wilson1929-2021American biologist, naturalist, and writer
- Suzanne Chapman1904-1990American artist
- William Gustav Witthoftborn 1928Ph.D. Illinois Institute of Technology 1963
People whose Wikidata entry gives Westview 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
42.47742, -71.25454
What Westview 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
- Shawsheen CemeteryBedford, MAChristian cemetery0.6 mi
- Memorial GardenBedford, MAMemorial park1.6 mi
- Old Burying GroundBedford, MA · est. 1729Cemetery1.6 mi
- Old Burying GroundLexington, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Burial GroundLexington, MAChurch cemetery2.3 mi
- Pine Haven CemeteryBurlington, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Munroe CemeteryLexington, MACemetery2.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill CemeteryBurlington, MACemetery3.0 mi
- Old CemeteryBurlington, MACemetery3.5 mi
- Lincoln CemeteryLincoln, MACemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Westview Cemetery
- Shawsheen Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Bedford · (781) 275-7706
- Bedford Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Bedford · (781) 275-6850
- Douglass Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Lexington · (781) 862-1800
- Edward V Sullivan Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Burlington · (781) 272-0050
- Sullivan Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Woburn
- Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service4.9 miFuneral home · Concord · (978) 369-2030
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