About Central Cemetery
Central Cemetery is a cemetery near East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 95 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Benjamin W. Harris, Nahum Mitchell and Aaron Hobart. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600477. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapman Funerals & Cremations in East Bridgewater, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 147 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Plymouth County dates to 1624. 7 of the 215 listings in Plymouth County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, East Bridgewater. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Central Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 World War II veteran.
- Benjamin W. Harris1823-1907American politician
- Nahum Mitchell1769-1853American politician
- Aaron Hobart1787-1858American politician
- Robert O. Harris1854-1926American politician
- Charles William Ralston1925-1999(1925-1999) American television editor
- Isaac Newton Nutter1836-1911Politician in Massachusetts, US
People whose Wikidata entry gives Central 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
42.03073, -70.95553
What Central 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
- Old CemeteryEast Bridgewater, MACemetery0.1 mi
- East Bridgewater CemeteryEast Bridgewater, MACemetery0.1 mi
- Union CemeteryEast Bridgewater, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Beaver Cemetery250 Summer Street, East Bridgewater, MA · est. 1842Cemetery1.6 mi
- Trinity Church CemeteryBridgewater, MAChurch cemetery2.6 mi
- Saint James CemeteryWhitman, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Jennings Hill CemeteryBridgewater, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Northville CemeteryWhitman, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Pine Hill CemeteryWest Bridgewater, MACemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Central Cemetery
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations0.2 miFuneral home · East Bridgewater · (508) 378-4826
- Russell and Pica Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · West Bridgewater · (508) 586-1700
- Funeral Service Program At Cape Cod Community College2.9 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (508) 375-5037
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations3.3 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (508) 697-4332
- Blanchard Funeral Chapel3.6 miFuneral chapel · Whitman · (781) 447-0170
- MacKinnon Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Whitman · (781) 447-4141
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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