About Fern Hill Cemetery
Fern Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of Hanson. The grounds sit at about 95 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Nick Cafardo. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602565. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sullivan Funeral Homes in Hanson, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 121 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, Hanson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fern Hill Cemetery
- Nick Cafardo1956-2019American sportswriter and sports author
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fern Hill 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
42.06218, -70.87111
What Fern Hill 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
- Old Cemetery Potter's FieldHanson, MACemetery0.1 mi
- Munroe CemeteryHanson, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Thomas CemeteryHanson, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Hobart CemeteryHanson, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Northville CemeteryWhitman, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Pembroke Center CemeteryNorth Pembroke, MACemetery3.0 mi
- Saint James CemeteryWhitman, MACemetery3.4 mi
- Colebrook CemeteryWhitman, MA · est. 1828Cemetery3.5 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryWhitman, MA · est. 1740Cemetery3.8 mi
- West Hanover CemeteryRockland, MACemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Fern Hill Cemetery
- Sullivan Funeral Homes0.6 miFuneral home · Hanson · (781) 878-0920
- Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Hanson · (781) 447-2344
- Shepherd Funeral Homes3.1 miFuneral home · Pembroke · (781) 293-6325
- Blanchard Funeral Chapel3.6 miFuneral chapel · Whitman · (781) 447-0170
- Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Inc.3.6 miFuneral chapel · Whitman · (781) 447-0170
- MacKinnon Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Whitman · (781) 447-4141
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