About Swampscott Cemetery
Swampscott Cemetery is a cemetery near Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.9 mi south of Swampscott. The grounds sit at about 56 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Johnny Pesky and Edith F. Butler. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599194. The nearest other listed cemetery is Star of the Sea Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Stanetsky-hymanson Memorial Chapel in Salem, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 244 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 131 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Essex County dates to 1820. 3 of the 244 listings in Essex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Swampscott. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Swampscott Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 baseball player, 1 World War II veteran.
- Johnny Pesky1919-2012American baseball player and coach
- Edith F. Butler1888-1975American artist and children's book illustrator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Swampscott 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
42.48333, -70.91289
What Swampscott 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
- Star of the Sea CemeteryMarblehead, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Old East Burying GroundLynn, MACemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Jeans CemeterySouth Peabody, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeterySouth Peabody, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeterySouth Peabody, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Friends Burial Ground Quaker Cemetary396 1/2 Essex Street, Salem, MAQuaker cemetery2.5 mi
- Broad Street CemeterySalem, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryLynn, MACemetery2.5 mi
- Ahavath Achim Sfard CemeterySouth Peabody, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Pride Of Lynn CemeterySouth Peabody, MACemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Swampscott Cemetery
- Stanetsky-hymanson Memorial Chapel0.6 miFuneral chapel · Salem · (781) 581-2300
- Solimine Funeral Homes1.3 miFuneral home · Lynn · (781) 595-1492
- Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Lynn · (781) 599-3901
- Solimine Funeral Homes2.2 miFuneral home · Lynn · (781) 595-1492
- Goodrich Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Lynn · (781) 592-2680
- Berube & Sons Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Salem · (978) 744-2177
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