About East Cemetery
East Cemetery is a cemetery near Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts. It lies about 5.6 mi south of Charlemont. The grounds sit at about 1,480 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: George Whitefield D'Vys. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 604213. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home in Shelburne, about 10 mi away. It is one of 139 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Franklin County dates to 1760. 1 of the 139 listings in Franklin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charlemont. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at East Cemetery
- George Whitefield D'Vys1860-1941Writer, falsely claimed authorship of "Casey at the Bat"
People whose Wikidata entry gives East 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
42.70863, -72.88280
What East 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
- North CemeteryCharlemont, MACemetery0.8 mi
- West CemeteryCharlemont, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Wheeler Wilcox CemeteryCharlemont, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryCharlemont, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Carley CemeteryDover, VTCemetery3.2 mi
- Sherman CemeteryBennington, VTCemetery3.5 mi
- Center CemeteryCharlemont, MACemetery3.9 mi
- Cutting CemeteryBurrington Hill Road, Whitingham, VTCemetery4.2 mi
- Gillett CemeteryDover, VTCemetery4.5 mi
- Ballou CemeteryNorth Adams, MACemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near East Cemetery
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Shelburne · (413) 625-2121
- Johnson Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Shelburne Falls · (413) 625-6444
- Covey, Allen & Shea Funeral & Cremation Service11 miCremation provider · Wilmington · (802) 464-3782
- Flynn & Dagnoli-montagna Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · North Adams · (413) 663-6523
- Flynn and Dagnoli Montagna West Chapel13 miFuneral home · North Adams
- Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Homes13 miFuneral home · North Adams · (413) 663-6523
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