About Hillcrest Park Cemetery
Hillcrest Park Cemetery is a cemetery near Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It lies about 2.3 mi northeast of Ludlow. The grounds sit at about 243 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including John Garand, Eddie Shore and Henry L. Bowles. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602469. The nearest other listed cemetery is Maplewood Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Sampson's Chapel of the Acres in Springfield, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 80 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County dates to 1677. 2 of the 103 listings in Hampden County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ludlow. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hillcrest Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 architect, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- John Garand1888-1974Canadian firearm designer
- Eddie Shore1902-1985Canadian ice hockey player
- Henry L. Bowles1866-1932American politician
- Jack Butterfield1919-2010American ice hockey administrator
- Russ Petersondied 1996American college sports coach
- Ruth A. McIntyre1915-1986American historian
- Robert Burrowes Warner1886-1950
- Victor Hawes Wesson1890-1945
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hillcrest Park 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
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What Hillcrest Park 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
- Maplewood CemeteryLudlow, MACemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Aloysius CemeteryLudlow, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Gate of Heaven CemeteryEast Longmeadow, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Sinai Memorial ParkSpringfield, MAMemorial park2.0 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeterySpringfield, MACemetery2.4 mi
- Polish National CemeterySpringfield, MANational cemetery2.7 mi
- Bay Path CemeterySpringfield, MACemetery3.0 mi
- Adams CemeteryWilbraham, MA · est. 1967Cemetery3.2 mi
- Brookside CemeteryEast Longmeadow, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Island Pond CemeteryLudlow, MACemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Hillcrest Park Cemetery
- Sampson's Chapel of the Acres1.1 miFuneral chapel · Springfield · (413) 782-5226
- Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services1.8 miCremation provider · Indian Orchard · (413) 543-1892
- Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Ludlow · (413) 583-3581
- Ratell Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Springfield · (413) 543-3836
- Hendersons Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Springfield · (413) 737-3316
- Ludlow Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Ludlow · (413) 583-3575
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