About Massachusetts National Cemetery
Massachusetts National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Pocasset, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.9 mi northwest of Pocasset. It is operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The grounds sit at about 167 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 21 notable people buried here, including Charles Sweeney, John Souza and Jared C. Monti. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 606039. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cataumet Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home in Bourne, about 4.7 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Barnstable County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 116 listings in Barnstable County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pocasset. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery
Among them: 6 World War II veterans, 2 basketball players, 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 scientist.
- Charles Sweeney1919-2004United States general
- John Souza1920-2012American soccer player
- Jared C. Monti1975-2006United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Victor A. Vyssotsky1931-2012American mathematician and computer scientist
- Albert Leo O'Neil1920-2007American politician
- Bill Holland1914-2000American basketball player
- Bucko Kilroy1921-2007American football player
- Dick Hoyt1940-2021American military personnel
- Don Gillis1922-2008American sportscaster
- Fred J. Christensen1921-2006American flying ace
- Ken Coleman1925-2003American sportscaster
- Rick Hoyt1962-2023
Show all 21 notable burials
- Arval J. Roberson1923-2007American Air Force officer
- Bill Burton1915-1984American discus thrower
- John Burke Jr.1924-2003American basketball coach
- Robert M. Devlin1931-2015American plant physiologist
- Frederick W. Roche1914-1971U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, JAGD
- John Wyse Priestley, Jr.1925-2013
- Lanny Friedlander1947-2011Founder of Reason magazine
- Roger Sullivan1929-2023American diplomat
- William S. Pellini1917-1987American metallurgical engineer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Massachusetts National 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.
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What Massachusetts National 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
- Cataumet CemeteryPocasset, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Monument Beach CemeteryMonument Beach, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Gray Gables CemeteryBuzzards Bay, MACemetery4.5 mi
- Old Bourne CemeteryBourne, MACemetery4.6 mi
- Crowell CemeteryWest Falmouth, MACemetery4.8 mi
- Oakland Grove CemeteryBourne, MACemetery4.8 mi
- Tobey CemeteryForestdale, MACemetery5.3 mi
- Long Neck CemeteryBuzzards Bay, MACemetery5.7 mi
- Wakeby CemeteryMashpee, MACemetery5.7 mi
- St. Peter's CemeterySandwich, MACemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Massachusetts National Cemetery
- Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Bourne · (508) 759-3511
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations5.3 miFuneral home · Mashpee · (508) 477-4025
- Chapman, Cole, & Gleason Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · West Falmouth
- Chapman Funerals & Cremations5.6 miFuneral home · Falmouth · (508) 540-4172
- Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Sandwich · (508) 888-3511
- Grace Memorial Chapel8.4 miFuneral chapel · Falmouth
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- What Is a Veterans Cemetery?National, state and post cemeteries explained, what they provide, and how they differ from a veterans section.
- How to Get a Veterans Headstone or MarkerFree VA headstones, niche markers and medallions: who qualifies, what the VA covers in national and private cemeteries, and how to apply.
- Who Qualifies for Burial in a National Cemetery?VA eligibility for veterans, service members, spouses and dependents, what is provided at no cost, and how to apply for pre-need eligibility.
- How Do You Find Where Someone Is Buried?A step-by-step method using death records, obituaries, funeral homes, cemetery offices and online indexes.