Central Cemetery in Rye, New Hampshire
Also known as Central Road Cemetery
About Central Cemetery
Central Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The grounds sit at about 52 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Francis Edwin Drake and Jean Allan Chisholm. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 866090. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wedgewood Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Northeast Cremation Service in Portsmouth, about 4.1 mi away. It is one of 183 cemeteries we list in Rockingham County, and 161 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Rockingham County dates to 1600. 3 of the 183 listings in Rockingham County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rye. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Central Cemetery
- Francis Edwin Drake1876-1957Heir
- Jean Allan Chisholm1878-19631878-1963
People whose Wikidata entry gives Central 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
43.00938, -70.77227
What Central 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
- Wedgewood CemeteryRye, NHCemetery0.4 mi
- Salter Family CemeteryRye, NHFamily cemetery0.6 mi
- Jenness CemeteryRye, NHCemetery1.1 mi
- Philbrick Family Cemetery 2Rye, NHFamily cemetery1.3 mi
- Caswell Family CemeteryRye, NHFamily cemetery1.3 mi
- Dalton CemeteryRye, NHCemetery1.3 mi
- Philbrick Family CemeteryRye, NHFamily cemetery1.4 mi
- Locke CemeteryRye, NHCemetery1.4 mi
- Rand GraveyardRye, NHCemetery1.5 mi
- Marden CemeteryRye, NHCemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Central Cemetery
- Northeast Cremation Service4.1 miCremation provider · Portsmouth · (603) 600-4158
- J Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel4.1 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (603) 436-1702
- Farrell Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (603) 436-5418
- Cremation Society of New Hampshire4.9 miCremation provider · Hampton · (603) 622-1800
- Direct Cremation Of The Seacoast5.1 miCremation provider · Hampton · (603) 929-0040
- Remick & Gendron Funeral Home - Crematory5.1 miCremation provider · Hampton · (603) 926-6500
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Frequently asked questions
Is Central 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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