About Saint Bernards Cemetery
Saint Bernards Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.2 mi west of Fitchburg. The grounds sit at about 417 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including William F. Buckley Jr., Nixey Callahan and Pat Moran. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602179. The nearest other listed cemetery is South Street Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lavery Chartrand & Alario Funeral Home in Fitchburg, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 322 cemeteries we list in Worcester County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 9 of the 322 listings in Worcester County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fitchburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Bernards Cemetery
Among them: 3 baseball players, 1 journalist, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- William F. Buckley Jr.1925-2008American public intellectual, conservative author and political commentator
- Nixey Callahan1874-1934American baseball player
- Pat Moran1876-1924American baseball player, coach, manager
- John Keefe1866-1937American baseball player
- Joseph D. Ward1914-2003American politician in Massachusetts
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Bernards 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 Saint Bernards 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
- South Street CemeteryFitchburg, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Laurel Hill CemeteryFitchburg, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryFitchburg, MACemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryFitchburg, MACatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- Goodrich CemeteryLunenburg, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryLeominster, MACemetery3.0 mi
- North CemeteryLunenburg, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Hartwell CemeteryFitchburg, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryLeominster, MACemetery3.4 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryLeominster, MACemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Bernards Cemetery
- Lavery Chartrand & Alario Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Fitchburg
- Lavery Chartrand & Alario Funeral0.4 miFuneral home · Fitchburg · (978) 342-4712
- Vitelli Monument Company0.6 miMonument dealer · Fitchburg · (978) 342-4350
- Brandon Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Fitchburg · (978) 343-4444
- Aubuchon-Moorcroft Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Fitchburg · (978) 342-2355
- Louis M Isabelle Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Fitchburg · (978) 343-4407
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Bernards Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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