About Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Gate of Heaven Cemetery is a cemetery near East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It lies about 3.2 mi southwest of East Longmeadow. The grounds sit at about 236 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Gayton Salvucci. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1978101. The nearest other listed cemetery is Brookside Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Sampson's Chapel of the Acres in Springfield, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 80 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County dates to 1677. 2 of the 103 listings in Hampden County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, East Longmeadow. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 baseball player.
- Gayton Salvucci1928-1998American football coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Gate of Heaven 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
42.10313, -72.47805
What Gate of Heaven 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
- Brookside CemeteryEast Longmeadow, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park CemeteryLudlow, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Adams CemeteryWilbraham, MA · est. 1967Cemetery2.0 mi
- Maplewood CemeteryLudlow, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Woodland Dell CemeteryWilbraham, MACemetery3.0 mi
- Greenlawn CemeteryEast Longmeadow, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeterySpringfield, MACemetery3.3 mi
- Baptist Village CemeteryEast Longmeadow, MAMunicipal cemetery3.3 mi
- Saint Aloysius CemeteryLudlow, MACemetery3.7 mi
- Sinai Memorial ParkSpringfield, MAMemorial park3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- Sampson's Chapel of the Acres0.9 miFuneral chapel · Springfield · (413) 782-5226
- Byron Keenan Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center1.4 miFuneral home · Springfield · (413) 736-5413
- Forastiere Smith Funeral Home & Cremation3.0 miFuneral home · East Longmeadow · (413) 525-2800
- Hendersons Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Springfield · (413) 737-3316
- Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services3.6 miCremation provider · Indian Orchard · (413) 543-1892
- Wilbraham Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Wilbraham · (413) 596-6100
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