About Bellevue Cemetery
Bellevue Cemetery is a cemetery near Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.2 mi north of Methuen. The grounds sit at about 220 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Thelma Todd, Horace Fletcher and William A. Russell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602920. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dewhirst Boles Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Methuen, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 87 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, Methuen. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Bellevue Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 writer.
- Thelma Todd1906-1935American actress
- Horace Fletcher1849-1919American health food enthusiast
- William A. Russell1831-1899American politician
- William Shadrach Knox1843-1914Politician in Massachusetts, US
- Frederic M. Wheelock1902-1987American Latin professor
- John Ashton1861-1953American architect
- Alexander B. Bruce1853-1909American politician
- Henry P. Doe1841-1904American politician
- Carrie Victoria Dyer1839-1921First principal of Hartshorn Memorial College
- John R. Rollins1817-1892American civic leader and mayor
- Andrew C. Stone1839-1905Politician in Massachusetts, US
- Byron Truell1834-1922Politician in Massachusetts, US
Show all 13 notable burials
- Melvin Beal1832-1916Politician in Massachusetts, US (b. 1832)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Bellevue 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 Bellevue 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryLawrence, MACemetery0.3 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery0.4 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Lawrence Street CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Searles CemeteryLawrence, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Mspca Pet CemeteryMethuen, MAPet cemetery1.6 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Sons of Israel CemeteryLawrence, MAJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Anthonys CemeteryMethuen, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Lithuanian National Catholic CemeteryMethuen, MACatholic cemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near Bellevue Cemetery
- Dewhirst Boles Funeral Home and Cremation Service0.8 miFuneral home · Methuen · (978) 687-1333
- John Breen Memorial Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 682-8381
- Farrah Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 682-4060
- Kenneth H Pollard Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Methuen · (978) 687-7300
- Diaz-healy Funeral Home, Inc.1.4 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 685-5732
- Boles Memorial Baron-McAuliffe Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Lawrence · (978) 686-0386
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