About Old South Cemetery
Old South Cemetery is a cemetery near Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including John Heard, Jimmy McLane and Joseph Cogswell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600460. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cawles Memorial Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Morris Funeral Home in Ipswich, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 83 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Essex County dates to 1820. 3 of the 244 listings in Essex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ipswich. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old South Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 business leader, 1 writer.
- John Heard1946-2017American actor
- Jimmy McLane1930-2020American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
- Joseph Cogswell1786-1871American librarian
- Bayard Tuckerman1855-1923American biographer and historian
- Clarence Leonard Hay1884-1969American archaeologist
- Daniel Fuller Appleton1826-1904American manufacturer
- Francis R. Appleton1854-1929
- Joseph Dana1742-1827American clergyman
- Thomas Franklin Waters1851-1919American historian
- Alice Appleton1894-1987
- James Haughton Woods1864-1935American academic
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old South 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
42.67437, -70.83726
What Old South 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
- Cawles Memorial CemeteryIpswich, MACemetery0.8 mi
- Old North Burying GroundIpswich, MACemetery0.8 mi
- Highland CemeteryIpswich, MACemetery0.9 mi
- Highland Annex CemeteryIpswich, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Locust Grove CemeteryIpswich, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Rowley Burial GroundRowley, MACemetery3.4 mi
- Smallpox CemeteryRowley, MACemetery3.6 mi
- Hamilton CemeteryWenham, MACemetery3.8 mi
- Spring Street CemeteryEssex, MACemetery3.9 mi
- Choate CemeteryEssex, MACemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Old South Cemetery
- Morris Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Ipswich · (978) 356-2422
- Campbell-Porter Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Ipswich · (978) 356-3442
- F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Rowley · (978) 948-7763
- Campbell Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Beverly · (978) 922-1113
- Conte-Giamberardino Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Georgetown · (978) 352-8700
- Abate Monuments8.6 miMonument dealer · Beverly · (978) 922-0517
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