First Parish Burial Ground in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Also known as Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
About First Parish Burial Ground
First Parish Burial Ground is a church cemetery near Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 49 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Epes Sargent, Katharine Winthrop and Peter Coffin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 604096. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Greely Funeral & Cremation Services in Gloucester, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 41 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, Gloucester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at First Parish Burial Ground
- Epes Sargent1690-1762
- Katharine Winthrop1710-1781
- Peter Coffin1723-1796
People whose Wikidata entry gives First Parish Burial Ground 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
42.61746, -70.67411
What First Parish Burial Ground 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
- Clark CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery0.0 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery0.3 mi
- Prospect Street CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery0.4 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Cherry Hill CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery0.6 mi
- Washington CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery0.9 mi
- Wesleyan CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Calvary CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Beechbrook CemeteryGloucester, MACemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near First Parish Burial Ground
- Greely Funeral & Cremation Services0.2 miCremation provider · Gloucester · (978) 283-0698
- Campbell Funeral Home of Cape Ann0.6 miFuneral home · Gloucester · (978) 283-0884
- Mount Pleasant Memorials1.9 miMonument dealer · Gloucester · (978) 283-7841
- Morris Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Ipswich · (978) 356-2422
- Campbell-Porter Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Ipswich · (978) 356-3442
- Campbell Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Beverly · (978) 922-1113
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