About Groveland Cemetery
Groveland Cemetery is a cemetery near North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.6 mi northwest of North Scituate. It was established in 1699. The grounds sit at about 66 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Worthington Chauncey Ford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602597. The nearest other listed cemetery is Merritt Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home in Scituate, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 73 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, North Scituate. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Groveland Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Worthington Chauncey Ford1858-1941American historian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Groveland 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
42.21352, -70.77590
What Groveland 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
- Merritt CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1811Cemetery0.9 mi
- Winifred C. Morse Memorial GardenNorth Scituate, MAMemorial park1.2 mi
- Fairview CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1825Christian cemetery1.2 mi
- Trinity Park CemeteryScituate, MAChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Hammond Tomb PlotScituate, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Cudworth CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1800Cemetery1.6 mi
- Old Place of IntermentNorth Scituate, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1878Cemetery1.9 mi
- Beechwood CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1734Cemetery2.2 mi
- Clapp Family CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1774Family cemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Groveland Cemetery
- Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Scituate · (781) 545-0196
- McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Cohasset · (781) 383-0200
- Mcnamara Sparrell Funeral Services3.5 miFuneral home · Norwell · (781) 659-2200
- Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel5.5 miFuneral chapel · Hingham · (781) 749-0340
- Pyne Keohane Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Hingham · (781) 749-0310
- Custom Monuments6.6 miMonument dealer · Rockland · (781) 871-5190
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