Mechanic Street Cemetery in Westfield, Massachusetts
About Mechanic Street Cemetery
Mechanic Street Cemetery is a municipal cemetery near Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It was established in 1677. It is operated by City of Westfield Cemetery Commission. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 02000632). Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including William Shepard, Noah Atwater and Elihu Ely. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pine Hill Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Firtion-Adams Funeral Services in Westfield, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 65 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County. 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, Westfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mechanic Street Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- William Shepard1737-1817Massachusetts American Revolutionary War officer, militia general during Shays' Rebellion
- Noah Atwater1752-1802
- Elihu Ely1777-18391777-1839
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mechanic Street 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
42.12337, -72.74450
What Mechanic Street 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
- Pine Hill CemeteryWestfield, MACemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryWestfield, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryWestfield, MACemetery2.4 mi
- West Parish CemeteryWestfield, MA · est. 1835Church cemetery3.1 mi
- Mundale CemeteryWestfield, MAMunicipal cemetery3.3 mi
- Paucatuck CemeteryWest Springfield, MACemetery3.4 mi
- Owen District CemeteryWestfield, MACemetery4.1 mi
- Middle Farms CemeterySouthampton, MACemetery4.6 mi
- Springfield St. CemeteryAgawam, MACemetery5.4 mi
- Saint Thomas CemeteryWest Springfield, MACemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Mechanic Street Cemetery
- Firtion-Adams Funeral Services0.6 miFuneral home · Westfield · (413) 562-6244
- Legacy Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Westfield · (413) 562-5576
- Blais Fairview Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Westfield · (413) 533-3307
- Firtion Adams Funeral Service2.8 miFuneral home · Westfield · (413) 568-7697
- Avalon Life Celebration Center & Cremation Services, Llc3.7 miCremation provider · Southwick · (413) 569-0571
- Southwick Forastiere Funeral & Cremation4.2 miCremation provider · Southwick
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