Hancock Cemetery in Lanesborough, Massachusetts
Also known as Hancock Center Cemetery
About Hancock Cemetery
Hancock Cemetery is a cemetery near Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It lies about 4.7 mi southeast of Lanesborough. It was established in 1791. The grounds sit at about 1,122 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 598690. The nearest other listed cemetery is Southworth Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hall & Higgins Funeral Home in Stephentown, about 3.6 mi away. It is one of 118 cemeteries we list in Berkshire County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Berkshire County dates to 1758. 5 of the 118 listings in Berkshire County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lanesborough. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
42.54905, -73.31016
What Hancock 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
- Southworth CemeteryPittsfield, MA · est. 1791Cemetery1.3 mi
- Noah Ely CemeteryLanesborough, MA · est. 1795Cemetery1.4 mi
- Gardner CemeteryPittsfield, MA · est. 1798Cemetery1.7 mi
- Gardner Black CemeteryLanesborough, MA · est. 1801Cemetery2.3 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryAverill Park, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Townsend CemeteryLanesborough, MA · est. 1814Cemetery3.4 mi
- Love of Peace CemeteryPittsfield, MACemetery3.7 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryAverill Park, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Presbyterian Hill CemeteryAverill Park, NYPresbyterian cemetery3.9 mi
- Gardner CemeteryLanesborough, MACemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Hancock Cemetery
- Hall & Higgins Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Stephentown · (518) 733-5362
- Dwyer Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 442-5094
- Dery Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 358-4452
- Devanny-condron Funeral Home7.2 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 445-5988
- Dwyer-Wellington Family Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 445-4064
- Flynn & Dagnoli-bencivenga Funeral Homes7.8 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (413) 442-1733
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