About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was established in 1720. The grounds sit at about 66 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602100. The nearest funeral home we know of is Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home in Scituate, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 215 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 64 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, Scituate. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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42.18953, -70.73233
What Union 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
- Old Saint Mary's CemeteryScituate, MACatholic cemetery0.0 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryScituate, MACatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Men of Kent CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1624Cemetery0.2 mi
- Clapp Family CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1774Family cemetery0.9 mi
- James-Clapp CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1797Cemetery1.1 mi
- James CemeteryScituate, MACemetery1.1 mi
- Cudworth CemeteryScituate, MA · est. 1800Cemetery1.2 mi
- Hammond Tomb PlotScituate, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Hatch Burying GroundScituate, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Trinity Park CemeteryScituate, MAChristian cemetery1.6 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Scituate · (781) 545-0196
- Mcnamara Sparrell Funeral Services3.6 miFuneral home · Norwell · (781) 659-2200
- McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Cohasset · (781) 383-0200
- Sullivan Funeral Homes6.7 miFuneral home · Hanover · (781) 878-0920
- MacDonald Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Marshfield · (781) 834-7320
- Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel8.1 miFuneral chapel · Hingham · (781) 749-0340
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.