About Grove Hill Cemetery
Grove Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 0.7 mi west of Waltham. The grounds sit at about 82 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Mary Watson Whitney, Nathaniel P. Banks and Ida Annah Ryan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 603156. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Joyce Funeral Home in Waltham, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 167 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 Grove Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 scientist.
- Mary Watson Whitney1847-1921American astronomer
- Nathaniel P. Banks1816-1894American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union Army
- Ida Annah Ryan1873-1950American architect
- Lorenza Haynes1820-1899American librarian, minister, school founder, suffragist, writer
- Nellie Marie Burns1850-1897American poet
- Maude Banks1857-1927American actress
- Charles Gidding1853-1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Jonathan Brown Bright1800-1879American author
- Benjamin Garfield1643-1717Massachusetts politician and militia officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Grove Hill 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 Grove Hill 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
- Calvary CemeteryWaltham, MACemetery0.7 mi
- Ridgelawn CemeteryBemis, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryWatertown, MACemetery1.4 mi
- Beth Israel Memorial ParkWaltham, MAMemorial park1.6 mi
- West Parish Burying GroundWest Newton, MAChurch cemetery1.7 mi
- Mount Feake CemeteryWaltham, MACemetery1.7 mi
- Metfern CemeteryBelmont, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Common Street CemeteryWatertown, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Highland Meadow CemeteryBelmont, MA · est. 2005Cemetery2.3 mi
- East Parish Burying GroundNewton, MAChurch cemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Grove Hill Cemetery
- Joyce Funeral Home0.1 miFuneral home · Waltham · (781) 894-2895
- Brasco Memorial Chapels1.3 miFuneral home · Waltham · (781) 893-6260
- Andrew J Magni and Son Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Newton · (617) 527-2224
- Nardone Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Watertown · (617) 924-1113
- Mac Donald-Rockwellfuneral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Watertown · (617) 924-4700
- Brezniak Funeral Directors Inc1.8 miFuneral home · West Newton · (617) 969-0800
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