About Fairview Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery near Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.0 mi southwest of Westford. The grounds sit at about 239 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Nettie Stevens, Emily Frances Fletcher and Sarah Dix Hamlin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601575. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hillside Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is J. A. Healy Sons Funeral Home in Westford, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 284 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 85 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, Westford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairview Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Nettie Stevens1861-1912American geneticist
- Emily Frances Fletcher1845-1923American botanist
- Sarah Dix Hamlin1844-1923Founded the Sarah Dix Hamlin School for girls in San Francisco.
- Alexander Abbot Cameron Sr.1895-1994
- Jonathan Minot1723-1806
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fairview 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
42.58730, -71.42055
What Fairview 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
- Hillside CemeteryWestford, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Heart Pond CemeteryChelmsford, MACemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Catherine CemeteryWestford, MACemetery2.2 mi
- West Chelmsford CemeteryChelmsford, MACemetery2.4 mi
- Westlawn CemeteryWestford, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryWestford, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Russian CemeteryWestford, MACemetery2.6 mi
- Wright CemeteryWestford, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Fairview Cemetery28 Main Street, Chelmsford, MACemetery3.3 mi
- Forefathers Burying GroundChelmsford, MACemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Fairview Cemetery
- J. A. Healy Sons Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Westford · (978) 692-6502
- Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Chelmsford · (978) 256-5251
- Dolan Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · North Chelmsford · (978) 251-4041
- Badger Funeral Homes Inc.4.4 miFuneral home · Littleton · (978) 486-3709
- Morse-Bayliss Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Lowell · (978) 458-6841
- Tyngsborough Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Tyngsborough · (978) 419-4954
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