About East Parish Burying Ground
East Parish Burying Ground is a church cemetery near Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.0 mi west of Newton. The grounds sit at about 151 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including William Hull, James Freeman and William Jackson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1972500. The nearest other listed cemetery is Newton Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Eaton & Mac Kay Funeral Home in Newton, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 157 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, Newton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at East Parish Burying Ground
Among them: 1 governor, 1 Revolutionary War veteran, 1 US representative, 1 War of 1812 veteran, 1 writer.
- William Hull1753-1825American soldier and politician
- James Freeman1759-1835American minister 1759-1835
- William Jackson1783-1855United States Representative from Massachusetts
- Capt. & Deacon Isaac Williams1638-17071 Sep 1638 Roxbury - 11 Feb 1706/1707
- Ebenezer Stone1663-1754
- Martha Curtis Freeman1755-184120 Jul 1755 - 24 Jul 1841
- Rebecca Parker Hull1790-1865
- Samuel Clarke1779-1830
People whose Wikidata entry gives East Parish Burying Ground 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
42.34150, -71.19162
What East Parish 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
- Newton CemeteryNewton, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryChestnut Hill, MACemetery1.5 mi
- South Burying GroundNewton Highlands, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Holyhood CemeteryChestnut Hill, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Common Street CemeteryWatertown, MACemetery2.0 mi
- West Parish Burying GroundWest Newton, MAChurch cemetery2.1 mi
- Market St CemeteryBrighton, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Market Street Burying GroundBrighton, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Calvary CemeteryWaltham, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Ridgelawn CemeteryBemis, MACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near East Parish Burying Ground
- Eaton & Mac Kay Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Newton · (617) 244-2034
- Andrew J Magni and Son Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Newton · (617) 527-2224
- Macdonald Rockwell & Macdonald Funeral Service1.7 miFuneral home · Watertown · (617) 924-4700
- McNamara Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Brighton · (617) 782-9636
- Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors1.8 miFuneral home · West Newton
- Brezniak Funeral Directors Inc1.8 miFuneral home · West Newton · (617) 969-0800
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