About Hanover Center Cemetery
Hanover Center Cemetery is a cemetery near Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.7 mi east of Hanover. The grounds sit at about 105 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including L. Vernon Briggs and John Bailey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1976769. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sullivan Funeral Homes in Hanover, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 127 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Plymouth County dates to 1624. 7 of the 215 listings in Plymouth County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hanover. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hanover Center Cemetery
- L. Vernon Briggs1863-1941American psychiatrist and genealogist
- John Bailey1730-1810American Revolutionary War commander
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hanover Center 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
42.11997, -70.84428
What Hanover Center 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.
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Funeral homes near Hanover Center Cemetery
- Sullivan Funeral Homes1.0 miFuneral home · Hanover · (781) 878-0920
- Sullivan Funeral Homes3.6 miFuneral home · Rockland · (781) 878-0920
- Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Rockland · (781) 878-1775
- Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Hanson · (781) 447-2344
- Custom Monuments3.9 miMonument dealer · Rockland · (781) 871-5190
- Shepherd Funeral Homes4.0 miFuneral home · Pembroke · (781) 293-6325
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