About Thompson Island Cemetery
Thompson Island Cemetery is a cemetery near Savin Hill, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It lies about 2.3 mi west of Savin Hill. The grounds sit at about 10 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2796179. The nearest other listed cemetery is Union Burying Ground, about 2.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is James A. Murphy & Son Funeral Home in Boston, about 2.3 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 128 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1659. 3 of the 52 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Savin Hill. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
42.31003, -71.01227
What Thompson Island 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
- Union Burying GroundBoston, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Hawes Burying GroundBoston, MACemetery2.0 mi
- St Marys CemetaryHull, MACemetery2.4 mi
- Saint Augustine Burying GroundBoston, MACemetery2.5 mi
- North Dorchester CemeteryUphams Corner, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Rainsford Island CemeteryHull, MAChurch cemetery2.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors CemeteryQuincy, MAChurch cemetery2.9 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryAshmont, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Codman Burial GroundAshmont, MACemetery3.5 mi
- Dorchester South CemeteryAshmont, MACemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Thompson Island Cemetery
- James A. Murphy & Son Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 265-9840
- Murphy Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Boston
- Spencer Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 268-0855
- Mc Houl Family Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Dorchester · (617) 282-1409
- O'Brien Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 269-1600
- Casper Funeral & Cremation Services2.5 miCremation provider · Boston · (617) 890-6181
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