About Searles Cemetery
Searles Cemetery is a cemetery near Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.3 mi south of Lawrence. The grounds sit at about 167 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Christopher Sargeant. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602893. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lawrence Street Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Boles Memorial Baron-McAuliffe Funeral Home in Lawrence, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 84 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, Lawrence. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Searles Cemetery
- Christopher Sargeant1704-1790
People whose Wikidata entry gives Searles 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
42.72509, -71.16584
What Searles 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
- Lawrence Street CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryLawrence, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Mspca Pet CemeteryMethuen, MAPet cemetery1.3 mi
- Bellevue CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Syrian CemeteryNorth Andover, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Sons of Israel CemeteryLawrence, MAJewish cemetery3.2 mi
- Holy Sepulchre CemeteryNorth Andover, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryNorth Andover, MAChristian cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Searles Cemetery
- Boles Memorial Baron-McAuliffe Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 686-0386
- Farrah Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 682-4060
- Dewhirst Boles Funeral Home and Cremation Service0.9 miFuneral home · Methuen · (978) 687-1333
- Kenneth H Pollard Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Methuen · (978) 687-7300
- John Breen Memorial Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 682-8381
- Cataudella Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Methuen · (978) 685-5379
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