About Rock Ridge Cemetery
Rock Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.1 mi northwest of Sharon. The grounds sit at about 276 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Deborah Sampson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 598816. The nearest other listed cemetery is Drake Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home in Canton, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Norfolk County, and 134 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Norfolk County dates to 1651. 12 of the 124 listings in Norfolk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sharon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rock Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 Revolutionary War veteran.
- Deborah Sampson1760-1827Continental Army soldier
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rock Ridge 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
42.11177, -71.16588
What Rock Ridge 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
- Drake CemeterySharon, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Bicknell CemeteryStoughton, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Dry Pond CemeteryStoughton, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Esty CemeterySharon, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill CemeterySharon, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Methodist Meeting House Cemetery C 1823Central St, West Stoughton, MA · est. 1823Methodist cemetery2.2 mi
- Sharon Memorial ParkSharon, MAMemorial park2.4 mi
- Knollwood Memorial ParkCanton, MAMemorial park2.5 mi
- Tisdale CemeteryStoughton, MACemetery2.8 mi
- West Cemetery685 South Main Street, Sharon, MACemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Rock Ridge Cemetery
- Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Canton · (781) 828-0811
- Stanetsky Memorial Chapels2.9 miFuneral home · Canton · (781) 821-4600
- Schlossberg Family's Chapel on the Hill3.5 miFuneral home · Canton · (781) 828-6990
- Pushard Family Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Canton · (781) 828-2929
- Sheehan Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Stoughton · (781) 344-2061
- Farley Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Stoughton · (781) 344-2676
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