About Green River Cemetery
Green River Cemetery is a cemetery near Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 269 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 14 notable people buried here, including William B. Washburn, George Grennell, Jr. and George T. Davis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 603873. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mccarthy Funeral Home in Greenfield, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 139 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 82 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Franklin County dates to 1760. 1 of the 139 listings in Franklin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Greenfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Green River Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 US senator.
- William B. Washburn1820-1887American businessman and politician from Massachusetts
- George Grennell, Jr.1786-1877American politician
- George T. Davis1810-1877American politician, Massachusetts
- Charles Allen1827-1912American lawyer and judge
- Charlotte Fitch Roberts1859-1917Chemist
- James Octavius Fagan1856-1940AngloAmerican railroad worker and author
- William Morton Grinnell1857-1906American diplomat, lawyer and banker
- Channing Bete1908-1973American businessman
- Frederick Huff Payne1876-1960United States Assistant Secretary of War
- Henry Elijah Alvord1844-1904American educator and soldier
- Edward Bronson Finch1870-1925American physician
- Francis M. Thompson1833-1916American judge
Show all 14 notable burials
- Franklin G. Fessenden1849-1931American jurist
- Peter Voorhees Finch1835-1901
People whose Wikidata entry gives Green River 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
42.58051, -72.60664
What Green River 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
- Calvary CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery0.4 mi
- Mater Dolorosa CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery0.7 mi
- Greenfield Town CemeteryGreenfield, MAMunicipal cemetery1.1 mi
- Lower Meadows CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery1.2 mi
- North CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery1.5 mi
- West Deerfield CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery1.9 mi
- High Street CemeteryTurners Falls, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Old Albany CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Laurel Hill CemeteryGreenfield, MACemetery2.7 mi
- East Deerfield CemeteryMontague, MACemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Green River Cemetery
- Mccarthy Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 774-4808
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 376-4934
- Kostanski Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 773-9515
- Mc Carthy Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Montague · (413) 774-4808
- Kostanski Funeral Homes3.3 miFuneral home · Montague · (413) 863-2447
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Shelburne · (413) 625-2121
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