About Lincoln Cemetery
Lincoln Cemetery is a cemetery near Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.7 mi southwest of Lincoln. The grounds sit at about 220 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including An Wang, David Herbert Donald and Ida Martha Metcalf. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599246. The nearest other listed cemetery is Precinct Burial Ground, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Douglass Funeral Home in Lexington, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 119 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, Lincoln. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lincoln Cemetery
Among them: 2 scientists, 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 musician.
- An Wang1920-1990American businessman
- David Herbert Donald1920-2009American historian of the American Civil War
- Ida Martha Metcalf1857-1952Second American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics
- Archibald Thompson Davison1883-1961American conductor
- Ephraim Flint1714-1762American settler
- Louise Ayer Hatheway1876-1955American philanthropist
- Herbert Lincoln Flint1870-1955American civil engineer and architect
- Ogden Codman1839-1904
- Wayne Delano Mount1927-2013Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1958
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lincoln 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
42.43239, -71.29342
What Lincoln 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
- Precinct Burial GroundLincoln, MAChristian cemetery0.1 mi
- Precinct Burial GroundLincoln, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Town Hill CemeteryLincoln, MACemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Bernards Parish CemeteryConcord, MACatholic cemetery3.0 mi
- Smallpox Cemetery95A Concord Turnpike, Concord, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Knoll SectionConcord, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Sleepy Hollow CemeteryConcord, MA · est. 1823Cemetery3.3 mi
- Old Burying GroundLexington, MACemetery3.3 mi
- Burial GroundLexington, MAChurch cemetery3.4 mi
- Old Hill Burying GroundConcord, MACemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Lincoln Cemetery
- Douglass Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Lexington · (781) 862-1800
- Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service3.4 miFuneral home · Concord · (978) 369-2030
- Concord Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Concord · (978) 369-3388
- Shawsheen Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Bedford · (781) 275-7706
- Bedford Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Bedford · (781) 275-6850
- Joyce Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Waltham · (781) 894-2895
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