About Rochester Cemetery
Rochester Cemetery is a cemetery near Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire. It lies about 0.7 mi west of Rochester. The grounds sit at about 223 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Samuel D. Felker, Jacob Hart Ela and Ashton Sanborn. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 869555. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home in Rochester, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 185 cemeteries we list in Strafford County, and 76 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rochester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rochester Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 US representative.
- Samuel D. Felker1859-1932American politician
- Jacob Hart Ela1820-1884American politician
- Ashton Sanborn1882-1970American archaeologist and museum director
- Leslie Perkins Snow1862-1934American judge
- Ebenezer Gowell Wallace1823-1893Millionaire
- Edwin Wallace1823-1894Millionaire
- Seth Adams1806-1873Inventor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rochester 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
43.30230, -70.96256
What Rochester 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryRochester, NHCemetery1.0 mi
- Holy Rosary CemeteryRochester, NHCemetery1.3 mi
- Old Town CemeteryRochester, NHMunicipal cemetery1.5 mi
- Haven Hill CemeteryRochester, NHCemetery1.7 mi
- Cold Springs CemeteryRochester, NHCemetery2.4 mi
- Mont-Calvaire CimetiereRochester, NHCemetery3.3 mi
- Elisha Locke CemeteryBarrington, NHCemetery4.5 mi
- Kimball CemeteryRochester, NHCemetery4.5 mi
- Preston-Foss-Ham CemeteryBarrington, NHCemetery4.8 mi
- Whitehouse/Gray CemeteryRochester, NHCemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Rochester Cemetery
- R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Rochester · (603) 332-0230
- Grondon Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Rochester
- New England Cremation Supply5.1 miCremation provider · Rochester · (800) 664-8365
- Laing Bibber Funeral Chapel5.4 miFuneral chapel · Berwick · (207) 698-1105
- Roberge Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Somersworth · (603) 692-3434
- Northeast Cremation Service5.8 miCremation provider · Somersworth · (603) 600-4158
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.