West Chop Cemetery in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

West Chop Cemetery is a cemetery near Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.0 mi south of Vineyard Haven. The grounds sit at about 49 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including William Styron, Mike Wallace and Art Buchwald. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1974935. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tisbury Village Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapman Funerals & Cremations in Oak Bluffs, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Dukes County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

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

Among them: 5 writers, 4 journalists, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners, 2 World War II veterans, 1 actor.

• William Styron1925-2006
  American novelist and essayist
• Mike Wallace1918-2012
  American journalist, game show host and actor
• Art Buchwald1925-2007
  Journalist, humorist, United States Marine
• John Hersey1914-1993
  American journalist, novelist, professor
• Ann Buchwald1920-1994
  American literary agent and author
• George W. Goethals1920-1995
  American psychologist

People whose Wikidata entry gives West Chop 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.

• Tisbury Village Cemetery

  Vineyard Haven, MA
  Municipal cemetery

  1.0 mi
• South End Cemetery

  Vineyard Haven, MA
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Oak Grove Cemetery

  Vineyard Haven, MA
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Cemetery

  Vineyard Haven, MA
  Jewish cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Sacred Heart Cemetery

  Oak Bluffs, MA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Oak Grove Cemetery

  Oak Bluffs, MA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Sailors Burying Ground Cemetery

  Vineyard Haven, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Farm Neck Cemetery

  Oak Bluffs, MA
  Cemetery

  3.2 mi
• Lamberts Cove Cemetery

  Vineyard Haven, MA
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Church of the Messiah Cemetery

  Falmouth, MA
  Church cemetery

  4.9 mi

• Chapman Funerals & Cremations

  Funeral home · Oak Bluffs · (508) 693-1495
  3.7 mi
• Chapman Funerals & Cremations

  Funeral home · Falmouth · (508) 540-4172
  5.8 mi
• Grace Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Falmouth
  6.4 mi
• Chapman Funerals & Cremations

  Funeral home · Falmouth · (508) 540-4172
  9.4 mi
• Chapman, Cole, & Gleason Funeral Home

  Funeral home · West Falmouth
  9.4 mi
• Chapman Funerals & Cremations

  Funeral home · Mashpee · (508) 477-4025
  11 mi

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