About Central Cemetery
Central Cemetery is a cemetery near Middleborough Center, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 79 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Ebenezer Nelson and George Fox Tucker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599681. The nearest other listed cemetery is Nemasket Hill Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ashley~Drolette Funeral Home in Middleborough, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 79 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Plymouth County dates to 1624. 7 of the 215 listings in Plymouth County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Middleborough Center. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Central Cemetery
- Ebenezer Nelson1787-1852Baptist minister 1787-1852
- George Fox Tucker1852-1929American lawyer and writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Central 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
41.89606, -70.92460
What Central 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
- Nemasket Hill CemeteryMiddleborough, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Alms House CemeteryMiddleborough, MACemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryMiddleborough, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Cemetery at The GreenMiddleborough, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Haskins CemeteryNorth Lakeville, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Purchade CemeteryMiddleborough Center, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Vaughan CemeteryNorth Lakeville, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Wappanucket CemeteryNorth Lakeville, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Thompson Hill CemeteryNorth Lakeville, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Richmond CemeteryMiddleborough Center, MACemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Central Cemetery
- Ashley~Drolette Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Middleborough · (508) 947-3600
- O'neill Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Middleboro · (508) 947-0911
- Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Lakeville · (508) 946-9655
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations6.7 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (508) 697-4332
- Funeral Service Program At Cape Cod Community College6.8 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (508) 375-5037
- Shepherd Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Carver · (508) 866-7366
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