Holyhood Cemetery in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Holyhood Cemetery is a cemetery near Chestnut Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.7 mi north of Chestnut Hill. The grounds sit at about 210 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 43 notable people buried here, including Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., James Connolly and Thomas Burke. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 607214. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home in Brighton, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Norfolk County, and 127 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Norfolk County dates to 1651. 12 of the 124 listings in Norfolk County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 7 writers, 4 journalists, 3 football players, 3 baseball players, 3 US representatives, 2 business leaders, 2 governors, 2 physicians.

• Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.1888-1969
  American businessman, politician and diplomat
• James Connolly1868-1957
  American triple jumper
• Thomas Burke1875-1929
  American sprinter
• Rose Kennedy1890-1995
  American philanthropist and Kennedy family matriarch
• Rosemary Kennedy1918-2005
  Younger sister of John F. Kennedy
• Arthur Blake1872-1944
  American middle distance runner
• Beals Coleman Wright1879-1961
  American tennis player
• Francis Ouimet1893-1967
  American amateur golfer
• John Wright1909-1979
  American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Edward J. King1925-2006
  Governor of Massachusetts
• Foster Furcolo1911-1995
  US politician
• Kenneth O'Donnell1924-1977
  American political aide

People whose Wikidata entry gives Holyhood 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.

• Evergreen Cemetery

  Chestnut Hill, MA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Boston Catholic Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Walnut Hills Cemetery

  Bellevue, MA
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Mount Benedict Cemetery

  Brook Farm, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.9 mi
• East Parish Burying Ground

  Newton, MA
  Church cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Old Burying Ground

  Brookline, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Walnut Street Cemetery

  Brookline, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Mount Lebanon Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi

• Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Brighton · (617) 782-1000
  1.9 mi
• Stanetsky Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Brookline · (617) 232-9300
  2.0 mi
• McNamara Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Brighton · (617) 782-9636
  2.0 mi
• Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Brookline · (617) 277-7652
  2.5 mi
• Eaton & Mac Kay Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Newton · (617) 244-2034
  2.6 mi
• Levine Chapels

  Funeral home · Brookline · (617) 277-8300
  2.7 mi

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