About Mount Benedict Cemetery
Mount Benedict Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Brook Farm, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.6 mi south of Brook Farm. The grounds sit at about 233 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Harry Brawley, Eva Morrison and Jim Zyntell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 603227. The nearest other listed cemetery is Boston Catholic Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is P.E. Murray F.J. Higgins George F Doherty and Sons Funeral Home in West Roxbury, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 121 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, Brook Farm. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Benedict Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Harry Brawley1876-1954American marathon runner
- Eva Morrison1911-1985Canadian born American distance swimmer
- Jim Zyntell1910-1992Guard
- Elizabeth Mary Ensko1886-1934
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Benedict 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
42.29743, -71.16709
What Mount Benedict 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
- Boston Catholic CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACatholic cemetery0.4 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACemetery0.8 mi
- Mount Lebanon CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryBrook Farm, MACatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACemetery0.9 mi
- Walnut Hills CemeteryBellevue, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Westerly Burying GroundHighland, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Holyhood CemeteryChestnut Hill, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Walter Street Burying GroundRoslindale, MACemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Benedict Cemetery
- P.E. Murray F.J. Higgins George F Doherty and Sons Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · West Roxbury · (617) 325-2000
- Gormley Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · West Roxbury · (617) 323-8600
- Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 325-3600
- Brady & Fallon Funeral Service Inc2.8 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 524-0861
- Joseph Russo Funeral Home Inc2.9 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 325-7300
- Mann and Rodgers Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 522-2500
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Benedict Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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