About Burial Hill Cemetery
Burial Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 102 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including William Bradford, Adoniram Judson and William Brewster. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1976575. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cole's Hill Sarcophagus, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cartmell Funeral Service, Inc. in Plymouth, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 30 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, Plymouth. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Burial Hill Cemetery
Among them: 3 writers, 1 physician, 1 US representative.
- William Bradford1590-1657English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony
- Adoniram Judson1788-1850American missionary
- William Brewster1566-1644Religious leader and emigrant to Plymouth Colony, North America
- John Howland1591-1671Passenger on the Mayflower
- Emily Chubbuck1817-1854American poet
- Francis Cooke1583-1663Original settler of Plymouth Colony
- Richard Warren1578-1628Mayflower passenger
- Zabdiel Sampson1781-1828American politician
- James Thacher1754-1844American writer
- Thomas Prence1600-1673Governor of Plymouth Colony
- Edward Doty1590-1655Mayflower passenger and New World colonist
- Francis Eaton1596-1633Mayflower passenger and New World colonist
Show all 23 notable burials
- James Warren1726-1808American politician
- Peter Browne1594-1633Mayflower passenger and New England colonist
- Francis LeBaron1668-1704French doctor in colonial America d. 1704
- Mary Allerton1616-1699Mayflower passenger
- William Bradford1624-1703American political and military leader
- Elizabeth Walkerdied 1673
- Experience Shaw1762-1851
- Lydia Goodwin1724-18013 Dec 1724 - certain 24 Mar 1801
- Nathaniel Goodwin1748-1819Major, MA
- Nathaniel Goodwin1724-1771
- William Davis1758-182615 Jul 1758 - 5 Jan 1826
People whose Wikidata entry gives Burial Hill 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
41.95620, -70.66582
What Burial Hill 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
- Cole's Hill SarcophagusPlymouth, MACemetery0.2 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryPlymouth, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Vine Hills CemeteryPlymouth, MACemetery0.6 mi
- Chiltonville CemeteryPlymouth, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Russell Mills CemeteryPlymouth, MACemetery3.5 mi
- South Pond CemeteryPlymouth, MACemetery3.8 mi
- Parting Ways CemeteryKingston, MACemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Joseph's CemeteryKingston, MACemetery4.2 mi
- Old Burying GroundKingston, MACemetery4.3 mi
- Town Burial GroundKingston, MACemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Burial Hill Cemetery
- Cartmell Funeral Service, Inc.0.6 miFuneral home · Plymouth · (508) 746-2162
- Cemetery Office and Crematory0.8 miCremation provider · Plymouth
- Bartlett Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Plymouth · (508) 746-3456
- Cartmell-Davis Funeral & Cremation Service1.9 miCremation provider · Plymouth · (508) 746-2231
- Shepherd Funeral Homes4.2 miFuneral home · Kingston · (781) 585-4453
- Quincy Memorials Inc4.9 miMonument dealer · Kingston · (781) 585-5906
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