Old Burying Ground in Lexington, Massachusetts

Old Burying Ground is a cemetery near Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 223 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including William Eustis, John Parker and Mary Munroe Sanderson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1974138. The nearest other listed cemetery is Burial Ground, about 0.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Douglass Funeral Home in Lexington, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 136 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Middlesex County dates to 1649. 9 of the 284 listings in Middlesex County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 1 governor, 1 Revolutionary War veteran, 1 US representative.

• William Eustis1753-1825
  Massachusetts-born physician, politician, and diplomat
• John Parker1729-1775
  American colonial farmer, smith and soldier
• Mary Munroe Sanderson1748-1852
  1748-1852
• Jonas Clarke1730-1805
  American pastor
• William Munroe1625-1717
  Scottish soldier
• Benjamin Wellington1647-1710
  Peerage person ID=322605
• Elizabeth Sweetman1647-1729
  Peerage person ID=322606
• Ruhamah Browne1680-1772
  (est. 1680 - 15 Jul 1772)
• Samuel Stone1684-1769
• William Munroe, III1703-1747
• William Munroe, Jr.1669-1759

People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Burying Ground 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.

• Burial Ground

  Lexington, MA
  Church cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Munroe Cemetery

  Lexington, MA
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Westview Cemetery

  Bedford, MA
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Robbins Cemetery

  Lexington, MA · est. 1784
  Municipal cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Shawsheen Cemetery

  Bedford, MA
  Christian cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Lincoln Cemetery

  Lincoln, MA
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Precinct Burial Ground

  Lincoln, MA
  Christian cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Memorial Garden

  Bedford, MA
  Memorial park

  3.7 mi
• Old Burying Ground

  Bedford, MA · est. 1729
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Precinct Burial Ground

  Lincoln, MA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi

• Douglass Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Lexington · (781) 862-1800
  0.1 mi
• Shawsheen Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Bedford · (781) 275-7706
  3.0 mi
• Bedford Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Bedford · (781) 275-6850
  3.4 mi
• DeVito Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Arlington · (781) 643-5610
  3.6 mi
• Edward V Sullivan Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Burlington · (781) 272-0050
  4.1 mi
• Sullivan Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Woburn
  4.1 mi

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