Forestdale Cemetery in Holyoke, Massachusetts

Forestdale Cemetery is a cemetery near Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 253 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 28 notable people buried here, including William Whiting II, Belle Skinner and John MacKenzie. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601272. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Jerome Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dillon & Edward F. Day Funeral Home in Holyoke, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 76 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County dates to 1677. 2 of the 103 listings in Hampden County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 5 business leaders, 4 architects, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran, 1 writer.

• William Whiting II1841-1911
  American politician
• Belle Skinner1866-1928
  American businesswoman and philanthropist
• John MacKenzie1886-1933
  Sailor in the United States Naval Reserve, recipient of the Medal of Honor
• George P. B. Alderman1862-1929
  American architect
• James A. Clough1850-1917
  American architect
• Dennie L. Farr1861-1909
  American businessman and politician
• George C. Ewing1810-1888
  American politician
• J. Lewis Wyckoff1864-1931
  American businessman and golfer (b. 1864, d. 1931)
• Nathan P. Avery1869-1947
  American lawyer and politician
• Roswell P. Crafts1822-1904
  American businessman
• William Churchill Hammond1860-1949
  American musician
• Embury P. Clark1845-1928
  American militia officer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Forestdale 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.

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 Jerome Cemetery

  Holyoke, MA
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Holyoke, MA
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• South Hadley Falls Cemetery

  Holyoke, MA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Saint Stanislaus Cemetery

  North Chicopee, MA
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Forestdale Cemetery West

  Holyoke, MA
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Saint Rose Cemetery

  Holyoke, MA
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Chicopee, MA
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Rock Valley Cemetery

  Holyoke, MA
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Notre Dame Cemetery

  South Hadley, MA
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Sholom Cemetery

  North Chicopee, MA
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi

• Dillon & Edward F. Day Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Holyoke · (413) 532-0691
  0.8 mi
• Messier Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Holyoke · (413) 532-5491
  0.8 mi
• La Rosa Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Holyoke · (413) 493-1801
  1.1 mi
• Barry J Farell Funeral home

  Funeral home · Holyoke
  1.1 mi
• Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Holyoke · (413) 536-3843
  1.1 mi
• Brunelle Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicopee · (413) 532-7711
  1.7 mi

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