About Saint Johns Cemetery
Saint Johns Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It lies about 1.7 mi northeast of Worcester. The grounds sit at about 476 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Mary Margaret O'Reilly, Jesse Burkett and Joseph D. Early. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601844. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bnai Brith Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Comfort Cremation in Worcester, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 322 cemeteries we list in Worcester County, and 76 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 9 of the 322 listings in Worcester County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Worcester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Johns Cemetery
Among them: 7 baseball players, 2 US representatives, 1 basketball player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War II veteran.
- Mary Margaret O'Reilly1865-1949Assistant treasurer of the United States Bureau of the Mint
- Jesse Burkett1868-1953Major League Baseball outfielder
- Joseph D. Early1933-2012American politician from Massachusetts
- Bill Bergen1878-1943American baseball player
- Charles F. Sullivan1904-1962Politician in Massachusetts, US
- Harold Daniel Donohue1901-1984American politician
- George W. Mathews1874-1906Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
- Hugh Bradley1885-1949American baseball player
- Rosy Ryan1898-1980Baseball pitcher
- Chippy McGarr1863-1904American baseball player
- John Gaffney1855-1913American baseball manager and umpire
- Kitty Bransfield1875-1947American baseball player
Show all 17 notable burials
- American football player and coach
- Elizabeth Wolf1816-1906
- James Henry Mellen1845-1910Politician in Massachusetts, US
- James Joseph Dowd1857-1916Politician in Massachusetts, US
- Walter F. Miller1892-1955American Sailor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns 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
- Bnai Brith CemeteryWorcester, MAJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryWorcester, MAChristian cemetery0.4 mi
- Hope CemeteryWorcester, MACemetery0.4 mi
- Old Swedish CemeteryWorcester, MAChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- Notre Dame CemeteryWorcester, MAChristian cemetery0.9 mi
- All Faiths Cemetery and CrematoryWorcester, MAChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Worcester Hebrew CemeteryAuburn, MAJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Cherry Valley CemeteryLeicester, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Rural Cemetery & CrematoryWorcester, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Hillside CemeteryAuburn, MACemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Johns Cemetery
- Comfort Cremation0.5 miCremation provider · Worcester · (508) 304-7445
- Rex Monuments0.6 miMonument dealer · Worcester · (508) 755-4035
- O'Connor Brothers Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Worcester · (508) 754-2431
- Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Worcester · (508) 799-2992
- Graham, Putnam, & Mahoney Funeral Parlors1.0 miFuneral home · Worcester · (508) 754-1717
- Lindquist Lundin Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Worcester · (508) 755-3784
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Johns Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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