About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of Waltham. The grounds sit at about 56 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Kenneth A. Moon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 600837. The nearest other listed cemetery is Grove Hill Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Joyce Funeral Home in Waltham, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 166 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Middlesex County dates to 1649. 9 of the 284 listings in Middlesex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Waltham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
- Kenneth A. Moon1925-2006Physical chemist and research scientist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Calvary 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
42.36602, -71.22312
What Calvary 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
- Grove Hill CemeteryWaltham, MACemetery0.7 mi
- West Parish Burying GroundWest Newton, MAChurch cemetery1.0 mi
- Ridgelawn CemeteryBemis, MACemetery1.3 mi
- Beth Israel Memorial ParkWaltham, MAMemorial park1.4 mi
- Mount Feake CemeteryWaltham, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryWatertown, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Newton CemeteryNewton, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Common Street CemeteryWatertown, MACemetery2.3 mi
- East Parish Burying GroundNewton, MAChurch cemetery2.3 mi
- Metfern CemeteryBelmont, MACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Joyce Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Waltham · (781) 894-2895
- Brasco Memorial Chapels0.8 miFuneral home · Waltham · (781) 893-6260
- Brezniak Funeral Directors Inc1.1 miFuneral home · West Newton · (617) 969-0800
- Levine-briss Funeral Home Inc1.1 miFuneral home · West Newton · (781) 963-2900
- Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors1.1 miFuneral home · West Newton
- Andrew J Magni and Son Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Newton · (617) 527-2224
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