About First Settlers Burying Ground
First Settlers Burying Ground is a cemetery in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600449. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Elliott, Woodworth and Rogers Funeral Home in Newburyport, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 70 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.
Map
42.77032, -70.84378
What First Settlers Burying Ground 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
- Evergreen CemeteryNewburyport, MACemetery0.3 mi
- Old Town CemeteryNewburyport, MAMunicipal cemetery0.3 mi
- Newbury Neck CemeteryNewburyport, MACemetery0.7 mi
- Thomas Parker CemeteryNewburyport, MACemetery2.2 mi
- First Parish Burying GroundNewburyport, MAChurch cemetery2.2 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryNewburyport, MA · est. 1842Cemetery2.6 mi
- Highland CemeteryNewburyport, MACemetery2.9 mi
- Veterans CemeteryNewburyport, MAVeterans cemetery3.1 mi
- Old Hill CemeteryNewburyport, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Maplewood CemeterySalisbury, MACemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near First Settlers Burying Ground
- Elliott, Woodworth and Rogers Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Newburyport · (978) 462-4323
- Twomey, LeBlanc, & Conte Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Newburyport · (978) 465-9323
- F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Rowley · (978) 948-7763
- Consigli Memorials4.9 miMonument dealer · Salisbury · (978) 465-7772
- Campbell-Porter Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Ipswich · (978) 356-3442
- Morris Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Ipswich · (978) 356-2422
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Frequently asked questions
Where is First Settlers Burying Ground located?
First Settlers Burying Ground is at 238 High Road, Newbury, MA in Essex County. GPS coordinates: 42.77032, -70.84378.
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