Merritt Cemetery in North Scituate, Massachusetts
Also known as Kilburn-Merritt Cemetery
About Merritt Cemetery
Merritt Cemetery is a cemetery near North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.1 mi north of North Scituate. It was established in 1811. The grounds sit at about 118 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599700. The nearest other listed cemetery is Groveland Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home in Scituate, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 82 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.
Map
42.20336, -70.78694
What Merritt 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
- Groveland CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1699Cemetery0.9 mi
- Old Place of IntermentNorth Scituate, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1878Cemetery1.2 mi
- Fairview CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1825Christian cemetery1.3 mi
- Winifred C. Morse Memorial GardenNorth Scituate, MAMemorial park1.3 mi
- Trinity Park CemeteryScituate, MAChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Hammond Tomb PlotScituate, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Cudworth CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1800Cemetery1.7 mi
- Beechwood CemeteryNorth Scituate, MA · est. 1734Cemetery1.8 mi
- Stockbridge CemeteryNorwell, MACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Merritt Cemetery
- Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Scituate · (781) 545-0196
- McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Cohasset · (781) 383-0200
- Mcnamara Sparrell Funeral Services2.8 miFuneral home · Norwell · (781) 659-2200
- Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel5.1 miFuneral chapel · Hingham · (781) 749-0340
- Pyne Keohane Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Hingham · (781) 749-0310
- Custom Monuments5.8 miMonument dealer · Rockland · (781) 871-5190
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