About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Holbrook, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Annie Mehitabel Thayer, Danforth Thayer and Elisha Thayer. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602789. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cartwright Funeral Homes in Holbrook, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Norfolk County, and 165 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Norfolk County dates to 1651. 12 of the 124 listings in Norfolk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Holbrook. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
- Annie Mehitabel Thayer1859-1929Wife of Howard Platts
- Danforth Thayer1819-1870
- Elisha Thayer1786-1835
- Howard Platts1858-1927(1858-1927) husband of Annie Thayer
- John Henry Card Jr.1887-1960Husband of Elizabeth French Platts
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union 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
42.15366, -71.01659
What Union 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 Marys CemeteryRandolph, MACatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Lindwood Memorial ParkRandolph, MAMemorial park1.6 mi
- Central CemeteryRandolph, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Michael's CemeteryAvon, MACatholic cemetery1.8 mi
- Belcher CemeteryHolbrook, MA · est. 1811Cemetery2.0 mi
- Wendell CemeteryAvon, MACemetery2.1 mi
- East Main Street Cemetery180 East Main Street, Avon, MA · est. 1775Municipal cemetery2.1 mi
- Curtis Family CemeteryPage Street, Avon, MA · est. 1812Family cemetery2.3 mi
- Hillside CemeteryHolbrook, MACemetery2.4 mi
- Avon Cemetery SouthAvon, MACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Cartwright Funeral Homes0.4 miFuneral home · Holbrook · (781) 767-4116
- Hurley Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Holbrook · (781) 767-0020
- Hurley Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Randolph · (781) 963-2074
- Cartwright Funeral Homes2.0 miFuneral home · Randolph · (781) 963-4199
- Light After Death Monuments2.9 miMonument dealer · Brockton · (833) 566-5523
- Neptune Cremation Service3.2 miCremation provider · Weymouth · (781) 886-8366
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