About South Cemetery
South Cemetery is a cemetery near Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.9 mi northwest of Belchertown. It was established in 1743. The grounds sit at about 443 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Nathaniel Dwight. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602454. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Hope Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Beers & Story Funeral Homes in Belchertown, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Hampshire County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Hampshire County.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Belchertown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at South Cemetery
- Nathaniel Dwight1712-17841712-1784
People whose Wikidata entry gives South 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
42.26869, -72.38703
What South 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
- Mount Hope CemeteryBelchertown, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Warner Pine Grove Memorial CemeteryBelchertown, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Lake Vale CemeteryBelchertown, MACemetery3.4 mi
- Rural Street CemeteryBelchertown, MA · est. 1769Cemetery3.5 mi
- Hillcrest CemeteryBondsville, MACemetery4.0 mi
- Kimball Street CemeteryBelchertown, MACemetery4.1 mi
- Quabbin Park CemeteryWare, MACemetery4.1 mi
- Munsell CemeteryPelham, MACemetery4.9 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryBondsville, MACemetery4.9 mi
- Dwight CemeterySouth Amherst, MACemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near South Cemetery
- Beers & Story Funeral Homes0.9 miFuneral home · Belchertown · (413) 203-4014
- Motyka Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Three Rivers · (413) 283-7111
- Cebula Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Ware · (413) 967-4911
- Charbonneau Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Ware · (413) 967-5281
- Beers & Story Funeral Homes8.0 miFuneral home · Palmer · (413) 216-0182
- Ludlow Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Ludlow · (413) 583-3575
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