Family Cemeteries in Massachusetts
There are 21 family cemeteries in Massachusetts in our directory. Family cemeteries are small private burial plots, often on farmland, used by one or a few related families. Many sit on private property and need the owner's permission to visit.
Listed when the official name identifies it as a family cemetery or the record is tagged as such.
Family Cemeteries in Massachusetts
- Curtis Family CemeteryPage Street · Avon, MA · est. 1812Family cemetery
- Clapp Family CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1774Family cemetery
- Cushing Family CemeteryMarshfield Hills, MA · est. 1757Family cemetery
- Nelson Family CemeteryCharlemont, MA · est. 1817Family cemetery
- Porter Family CemeteryStoughton, MA · est. 1808Family cemetery
- Blake Family CemeteryWalpole, MAFamily cemetery
- Bowker Family CemeteryNorwell, MAFamily cemetery
- Cemetery 6-FamilyNew Bedford, MAFamily cemetery
- Clark-Cudworth Family Burial GroundAuburn, MAFamily cemetery
- Eldredge Family CemeteryEast Harwich, MAFamily cemetery
- Hardy Family CemeteryBarre, MAFamily cemetery
- Hathaway Family CemeterySmith Mills, MAFamily cemetery
- Holy Family CemeteryRockland, MAFamily cemetery
- Howes Family CemeteryYarmouth, MAFamily cemetery
- Ingalls Family CemeteryMiddleton, MAFamily cemetery
- Moses Rice Family CemeteryCharlemont, MAFamily cemetery
- Richards Family Burial GroundAbington, MAFamily cemetery
- Roach Family PlotProvincetown, MAFamily cemetery
- Smith Family CemeteryNew Bedford, MAFamily cemetery
- Stockbridge Family CemeteryNorwell, MAFamily cemetery
- Weeks Family CemeteryNew Bedford, MAFamily cemetery
Family Cemeteries by city in Massachusetts
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Frequently asked questions
What is a family cemetery?
Family cemeteries are small private burial plots, often on farmland, used by one or a few related families. Many sit on private property and need the owner's permission to visit.
How many family cemeteries are in Massachusetts?
We list 21 family cemeteries in Massachusetts. Listed when the official name identifies it as a family cemetery or the record is tagged as such.
Why might a family cemetery be missing from this list?
We only list a cemetery here when the source data or official name confirms it. If you know a cemetery that belongs on this page, open its listing and use "Suggest a correction", or add it through our submission form.
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