About Wadsworth Cemetery
Wadsworth Cemetery is a cemetery near Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.9 mi east of Danvers. The grounds sit at about 66 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Benjamin Wadsworth, Capt. John Putnam and James Putnam. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600640. The nearest other listed cemetery is Xaverian Brothers Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is O'Donnell Cremations Funerals Celebrations in Danvers, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 140 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Essex County dates to 1820. 3 of the 244 listings in Essex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Danvers. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wadsworth Cemetery
- Benjamin Wadsworth1750-1826American Congregationalist minister
- Capt. John Putnamdied 1710
- James Putnam1661-1727
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wadsworth 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
42.57448, -70.94801
What Wadsworth 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
- Xaverian Brothers CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Annunciation CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery0.6 mi
- Holten CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.0 mi
- High Street CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Putnamville CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Rebecca Nourse CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Danvers State Hospital CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Putnam CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Preston CemeteryDanvers, MACemetery1.4 mi
Funeral homes near Wadsworth Cemetery
- O'Donnell Cremations Funerals Celebrations0.4 miFuneral home · Danvers · (978) 774-6600
- C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors0.9 miFuneral home · Danvers · (978) 777-7900
- Campbell Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Beverly · (978) 922-1113
- Mackey Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Middleton · (978) 774-0033
- Conway Cahill-brodeur Funeral Home & Cremation Care3.5 miFuneral home · Peabody · (978) 531-0472
- Ruggiero Family Memorial Home North Shore Chapel3.5 miFuneral home · Peabody · (978) 595-3949
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