About First Cemetery
First Cemetery is a cemetery near Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 79 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Zedekiah Sanger and Josiah Edson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2575963. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Prospect Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapman Funerals & Cremations in Bridgewater, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 144 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Plymouth County dates to 1624. 7 of the 215 listings in Plymouth County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bridgewater. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at First Cemetery
- Zedekiah Sanger1748-1820American reverend
- Josiah Edson1682-1762
People whose Wikidata entry gives First 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
41.98878, -70.97312
What First 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 Prospect CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery0.6 mi
- Old Saint Thomas Aquinas CemeteryBridgewater, MACatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- First Roman Catholic CemeteryBridgewater, MACatholic cemetery1.0 mi
- First Saint Thomas Aquinas CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Thomas CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Trinity Church CemeteryBridgewater, MAChurch cemetery1.1 mi
- Conant Street CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Pratt Town CemeteryBridgewater, MAMunicipal cemetery1.6 mi
- Auburn St CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near First Cemetery
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations0.2 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (508) 697-4332
- Funeral Service Program At Cape Cod Community College0.4 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (508) 375-5037
- Russell and Pica Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · West Bridgewater · (508) 586-1700
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations3.0 miFuneral home · East Bridgewater · (508) 378-4826
- George Lopes Funeral Home By Driven6.2 miFuneral home · Brockton · (774) 517-5416
- Blanchard Funeral Chapel6.6 miFuneral chapel · Whitman · (781) 447-0170
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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