Westerly Burying Ground in Highland, Massachusetts

Westerly Burying Ground is a cemetery near Highland, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James Draper. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2755440. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Josephs Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is P.E. Murray F.J. Higgins George F Doherty and Sons Funeral Home in West Roxbury, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 125 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1659. 3 of the 52 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Highland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

• James Draper1618-1697
  Colonial Massachusetts settler

People whose Wikidata entry gives Westerly Burying 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.

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.

• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Brook Farm, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Gethsemane Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Mount Benedict Cemetery

  Brook Farm, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Mount Lebanon Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Boston Catholic Cemetery

  Oak Hill Park, MA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Centre Street Memorial Park Cemeteries

  West Roxbury, MA
  Memorial park

  1.5 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  West Roxbury, MA
  Christian cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Grove Street Jewish Cemeteries

  West Roxbury, MA
  Jewish cemetery

  1.6 mi

• P.E. Murray F.J. Higgins George F Doherty and Sons Funeral Home

  Funeral home · West Roxbury · (617) 325-2000
  0.1 mi
• Gormley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · West Roxbury · (617) 323-8600
  0.1 mi
• Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Boston · (617) 325-3600
  0.3 mi
• Joseph Russo Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Boston · (617) 325-7300
  2.2 mi
• Doherty Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Dedham · (781) 326-0500
  2.3 mi
• George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Dedham
  2.3 mi

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