High Street Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts
About High Street Cemetery
High Street Cemetery is a cemetery near Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.7 mi north of Hingham. It was established in 1681. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Arthur J. Christopher and Richard Church, of Hingham. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600594. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Paul's Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel in Hingham, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 118 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, Hingham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at High Street Cemetery
- Arthur J. Christopher1893-1976English-American shipfitter and publisher
- Richard Church, of Hingham1608-16681608 - 26 Dec 1668
People whose Wikidata entry gives High Street 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
42.21681, -70.88714
What High Street 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
- Saint Paul's CemeteryHingham, MA · est. 1877Cemetery1.2 mi
- Hingham Centre CemeteryHingham, MA · est. 1692Cemetery1.2 mi
- Fort Hill CemeteryHingham, MA · est. 1751Cemetery1.5 mi
- Hingham Cemetery12 South Street, Hingham, MA · est. 1672Cemetery1.8 mi
- Fairmount CemeteryWeymouth, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Waterman CemeteryWeymouth, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Woodside Cemetery550 North Main Street, Cohasset, MA · est. 1902Cemetery3.0 mi
- Olde CemeteryWeymouth, MACemetery3.0 mi
- Cedar Street Cemetery215 Cedar Street, Cohasset, MA · est. 1760Cemetery3.1 mi
- Saint Francis Xavier CemeteryWeymouth, MACatholic cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near High Street Cemetery
- Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel0.9 miFuneral chapel · Hingham · (781) 749-0340
- Pyne Keohane Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Hingham · (781) 749-0310
- Peck Funeral Homes1.9 miFuneral home · Weymouth · (781) 337-0093
- McDonald Keohane Funeral Home - East2.6 miFuneral home · Weymouth · (781) 335-0045
- Custom Monuments3.5 miMonument dealer · Rockland · (781) 871-5190
- McDonald Keohane Funeral Home - North3.5 miFuneral home · Weymouth · (781) 335-0045
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