About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.0 mi southwest of Brockton. The grounds sit at about 98 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Edward Gilmore and Henry Porter. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602726. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Patricks Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is FUNERARIAS MULTI CULTUREL in Brockton, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 173 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, Brockton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 US representative.
- Edward Gilmore1867-1924American politician from Massachusetts
- Henry Porter1858-1906Major League Baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Calvary 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
42.09229, -71.00380
What Calvary 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
- Saint Patricks CemeteryBrockton, MACemetery0.3 mi
- Union CemeteryBrockton, MACemetery0.7 mi
- Ashland CemeteryBrockton, MAMunicipal cemetery0.8 mi
- Leach CemeteryBrockton, MAMunicipal cemetery1.2 mi
- Our Lady of Sorrows Convent CemeteryBrockton, MACemetery1.6 mi
- First Parish CemeteryBrockton, MAChurch cemetery1.7 mi
- Thompson CemeteryBrockton, MAMunicipal cemetery2.2 mi
- Torrey Family Burying GroundAbington, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Wendell CemeteryAvon, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Avon Cemetery SouthAvon, MACemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- FUNERARIAS MULTI CULTUREL0.5 miFuneral home · Brockton · (508) 586-0030
- Sampson Hickey Grenier Funeral and Cremation Service1.2 miCremation provider · Brockton · (508) 586-0399
- Conley Funeral & Cremation Service1.4 miCremation provider · Brockton · (508) 586-0742
- Russell & Pica Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Brockton · (508) 586-0254
- Waitt Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Brockton · (508) 583-7272
- Waitt Funeral Parlor1.5 miFuneral home · Brockton
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