Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield Cemetery is a cemetery near Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Springfield. The grounds sit at about 190 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 83 notable people buried here, including Ruth Crawford Seeger, Charles Seeger and Horace Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601031. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cherry Lane Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Henderson's Funeral Home in Springfield, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 82 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County dates to 1677. 2 of the 103 listings in Hampden County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Springfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 10 writers, 5 business leaders, 5 US representatives, 4 journalists, 3 architects, 3 Civil War veterans, 3 inventors and engineers, 3 musicians.

• Ruth Crawford Seeger1901-1953
  American composer
• Charles Seeger1886-1979
  American musicologist
• Horace Smith1808-1893
  American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder
• Josiah Gilbert Holland1819-1881
  Novelist, poet, editor
• Milton Bradley1836-1911
  American publisher and board game designer
• Horace Disston1906-1982
  Field hockey player
• Irving Calkins1875-1958
  American physician and sport shooter
• James Barnes1801-1869
  Union Army general
• William Howe1803-1852
  American bridge builder
• Chester Harding1792-1866
  American painter
• Thornton Burgess1874-1965
  American writer and conservationist
• Ripley Hitchcock1857-1918
  American editor and writer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Springfield 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.

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.

• Cherry Lane Cemetery

  Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Saint Benedicts Cemetery

  Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Oak Grove Cemetery

  Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Bay Path Cemetery

  Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Old Meadow Cemetery

  West Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Saint Michaels Cemetery

  Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Saint Matthews Cemetery

  Chicopee, MA
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Park Street Cemetery

  West Springfield, MA
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Chicopee, MA
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Fairview Cemetery

  Chicopee, MA
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi

• Henderson's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Springfield · (413) 737-3316
  0.5 mi
• Puerta Del Cielo Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Springfield · (413) 732-3253
  0.6 mi
• Forastiere Family Funeral Home & Cremation

  Funeral home · Springfield · (413) 733-5311
  0.9 mi
• Tazzini Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Springfield · (413) 734-7926
  0.9 mi
• New England Funeral & Cremation Center

  Cremation provider · Springfield · (413) 733-1522
  0.9 mi
• Harrell Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Springfield · (413) 737-0641
  1.1 mi

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