About West Leyden Cemetery
West Leyden Cemetery is a cemetery near Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts. It lies about 3.1 mi southwest of Colrain. The grounds sit at about 863 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Peleg Babcock. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601378. The nearest other listed cemetery is Billings Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home in Shelburne, about 8.0 mi away. It is one of 139 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 73 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, Colrain. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at West Leyden Cemetery
- Peleg Babcock1748-1834
People whose Wikidata entry gives West Leyden 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
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What West Leyden 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
- Billings CemeteryWhite River Junction VA Medical Center, VTCemetery2.0 mi
- South CemeteryColrain, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Beaver Meadow CemeteryBernardston, MACemetery2.1 mi
- North River CemeteryColrain, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Groll CemeteryWhite River Junction VA Medical Center, VTCemetery2.5 mi
- Stark CemeteryBrattleboro, VTCemetery2.5 mi
- East Hill CemeteryBernardston, MACemetery2.9 mi
- Brick School CemeteryColrain, MACemetery2.9 mi
- Baker CemeteryWhite River Junction VA Medical Center, VTCemetery3.0 mi
- Chandler Hill CemeteryColrain, MACemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near West Leyden Cemetery
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Shelburne · (413) 625-2121
- Kostanski Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 773-9515
- Johnson Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Shelburne Falls · (413) 625-6444
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 376-4934
- Mc Carthy Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Montague · (413) 774-4808
- Mccarthy Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 774-4808
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