Moshassuck Cemetery in Central Falls, Rhode Island
Also known as Central Falls Historical Cemetery Number 1
About Moshassuck Cemetery
Moshassuck Cemetery is a cemetery near Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island. It lies about 0.6 mi east of Central Falls. The grounds sit at about 108 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Alice Drummond, Emma Dunham Kelley-Hawkins and Donald Alexander Flanders. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1904497. The nearest other listed cemetery is Whipple - Northup Lot, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Keefe Funeral Home in Lincoln, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 631 cemeteries we list in Providence County, and 329 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 12 of the 631 listings in Providence County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Central Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Moshassuck Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 writer.
- Alice Drummond1928-2016American actress
- Emma Dunham Kelley-Hawkins1863-1938American author
- Donald Alexander Flanders1900-1958Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1927
People whose Wikidata entry gives Moshassuck 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
41.89070, -71.40461
What Moshassuck 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
- Whipple - Northup LotCentral Falls, RICemetery0.9 mi
- Friends Burial GroundsValley Falls, RICemetery1.0 mi
- Jonathan Arnold LotValley Falls, RICemetery1.0 mi
- Christ Church CemeteryValley Falls, RIChurch cemetery1.1 mi
- Mineral Spring CemeteryPawtucket, RICemetery1.2 mi
- Lincoln Historical CemeteryValley Falls, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Austin Thayer Gorton LotValley Falls, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryValley Falls, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Saint John Ukrainian Orthodox CemeteryValley Falls, RIOrthodox cemetery1.5 mi
- Old Saint Mary's CemeteryPawtucket, RIChristian cemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Moshassuck Cemetery
- Keefe Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Lincoln · (401) 725-4253
- Charles Coelho Funeral Home and Cremation Services0.9 miFuneral home · Central Falls · (401) 724-9440
- Lincoln Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Lincoln · (401) 726-4117
- Bellows Funeral Chapel1.1 miFuneral chapel · Lincoln · (401) 723-9792
- Karol A Romenski & Sons Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Central Falls · (401) 722-7250
- Manning-Heffern Funeral Home and Cremation Services1.5 miFuneral home · Pawtucket · (401) 723-1312
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