About North Shirkshire Cemetery
North Shirkshire Cemetery is a cemetery near Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. It lies about 2.2 mi northeast of Shelburne. The grounds sit at about 702 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Consider Wilder. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601353. The nearest other listed cemetery is Shelburne Center Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson Funeral Home in Shelburne Falls, about 2.5 mi away. It is one of 139 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 71 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Franklin County dates to 1760. 1 of the 139 listings in Franklin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Shelburne. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at North Shirkshire Cemetery
- Consider Wilder1787-1817
People whose Wikidata entry gives North Shirkshire 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
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What North Shirkshire 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
- Shelburne Center CemeteryShelburne, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Hill CemeteryShelburne, MACemetery2.6 mi
- South CemeteryShelburne, MACemetery2.8 mi
- East Buckland CemeteryShelburne Falls, MA · est. 1849Cemetery2.8 mi
- Old East Buckland CemeteryBuckland, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Beldingville CemeteryAshfield, MACemetery3.1 mi
- Arms CemeteryShelburne Falls, MACemetery3.3 mi
- Hawks CemeteryShelburne, MACemetery3.4 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryConway, MACemetery3.5 mi
- Center CemeteryBuckland, MA · est. 1893Cemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near North Shirkshire Cemetery
- Johnson Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Shelburne Falls · (413) 625-6444
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Shelburne · (413) 625-2121
- Mccarthy Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 774-4808
- Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 376-4934
- Kostanski Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Greenfield · (413) 773-9515
- Mc Carthy Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Montague · (413) 774-4808
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