About Union Burying Ground
Union Burying Ground is a cemetery near Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It lies about 2.1 mi northwest of Boston. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spencer Funeral Home in Boston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 125 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1659. 3 of the 52 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Boston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
42.33410, -71.03452
What Union Burying Ground 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
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- Thompson Island CemeterySavin Hill, MACemetery2.0 mi
- South End South Burying GroundRoxbury Crossing, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Central Burying Ground125 Boylston Street, Boston, MA · est. 1756Church cemetery2.1 mi
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- Granary Burying GroundBoston, MA · est. 1660Christian cemetery2.1 mi
- Eliot CemeteryRoxbury Crossing, MACemetery2.4 mi
- Copps Hill Burial GroundVA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus, MA · est. 1659Cemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Union Burying Ground
- Spencer Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 268-0855
- O'Brien Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 269-1600
- Casper Funeral & Cremation Services0.8 miCremation provider · Boston · (617) 890-6181
- James A. Murphy & Son Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 265-9840
- Murphy Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Boston
- Wing Fook Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 989-8833
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