Dawes Cemetery in Chesterfield, Massachusetts

Dawes Cemetery is a cemetery near Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It lies about 6.3 mi southeast of Chesterfield. The grounds sit at about 1,421 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including George Shultz, Richard Wilbur and Roger G. Bates. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601461. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bryant Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dery-Foley Funeral Home in Dalton, about 12 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Hampshire County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampshire County dates to 1743.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chesterfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 World War II veterans, 1 business leader, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner, 1 scientist, 1 writer.

• George Shultz1920-2021
  American politician
• Richard Wilbur1921-2017
  American poet
• Roger G. Bates1912-2007
  American chemist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Dawes 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.

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.

• Bryant Cemetery

  Chesterfield, MA
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• North Cemetery

  Ashfield, MA
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• West Hill Cemetery

  Ashfield, MA
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• North Cemetery

  Chesterfield, MA
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi
• East Windsor Cemetery

  Hinsdale, MA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Mount Cemetery

  Chesterfield, MA
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Hilltop Cemetery

  Ashfield, MA
  Cemetery

  4.0 mi
• West Street Cemetery

  Dalton, MA
  Cemetery

  4.3 mi
• North Cemetery

  Hinsdale, MA
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Gate Cemetery

  Chesterfield, MA
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi

• Dery-Foley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Dalton · (413) 684-0142
  12 mi
• Dwyer-Wellington Family Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Dalton · (413) 684-0215
  13 mi
• Johnson Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Shelburne Falls · (413) 625-6444
  13 mi
• Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Shelburne · (413) 625-2121
  14 mi
• Dery Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Cheshire · (413) 743-3678
  14 mi
• Bellevue Memorials

  Monument dealer · Adams · (413) 743-0604
  14 mi

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