List of cemeteries in Boston explained

List of cemeteries in Boston includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries.

Cemeteries in Boston
ordered by founding date
NameEstablishedLocationAffiliationSizeNotes
King's Chapel Burying Ground1630Tremont StreetMunicipal (Puritan)[1] [2]
Eliot Burying Ground1630Eustis and Washington StreetsMunicipal (Puritan)[3] [4]
Phipps Street Burying Ground1630CharlestownMunicipal (Puritan)1.8 acres[5] [6]
Dorchester North Burying Ground1633Stoughton Street and Columbia RoadMunicipal (Puritan)[7] [8]
Copp's Hill Burying Ground1659Copp's HillMunicipal (Puritan)[9] [10]
Granary Burying Ground1660Tremont StreetMunicipal (Puritan)[11]
Westerly Burial Ground1683West RoxburyMunicipal (Puritan)[12]
Walter Street Burying Ground1711RoslindaleMunicipal0.8 acres[13] [14]
Central Burying Ground1756Boylston and Tremont StreetsMunicipal[15]
Market Street Burying Ground1764BrightonMunicipal[16]
Bunker Hill Burying Ground1807CharlestownMunicipal[17]
South End Burying Ground1810South EndMunicipal[18] [19]
Dorchester South Burying Ground1814Dorchester AvenueMunicipal2 acres[20] [21]
Saint Augustine Chapel and Cemetery1818South BostonRoman Catholic0.9 acres
Hawes/Union Burying Ground1821[22] South BostonMunicipal[23] [24]
St. Francis De Sales Cemetery1830CharlestownRoman Catholic[25] [26]
Bennington Street Burying Ground1838East BostonMunicipal[27] [28]
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery1844East BostonJewish2.4 acres[29]
Forest Hills Cemetery1848Forest Hills / Jamaica PlainNon-Sectarian275 acres[30] [31]
Codman Burying Ground1848DorchesterProtestant[32] [33]
St. Joseph Catholic Church1850RoxburyRoman Catholic
Evergreen Cemetery1850BrightonMunicipal20 acres[34]
St. Mary's Cemetery1851DorchesterNon-Sectarian[35]
Mount Hope Cemetery1852Roslindale / MattapanMunicipal125 acres[36]
Mount Calvary Cemetery1866RoslindaleNon-Sectarian
St. Mary's Cemetery1867West RoxburyRoman Catholic[37]
Cedar Grove Cemetery1868DorchesterNon-Sectarian[38] [39]
The Gardens (Gethsemane) Cemetery1873West RoxburyNon-Sectarian[40]
Boston United Hand in Hand Cemetery1875West Roxbury / DedhamJewish[41] [42]
Mount Benedict Cemetery1879West RoxburyNon-Sectarian[43]
Grove Street Cemeteries1881West RoxburyJewish[44] [45]
St. Joseph Cemetery1888West RoxburyNon-Sectarian~200 acres[46]
Fairview Cemetery1893Hyde ParkMunicipal[47]
New Calvary Cemetery1899MattapanNon-Sectarian
St. Michael Cemetery1905Jamaica Plain / Roslindale / MattapanNon-Sectarian[48]
Baker Street Jewish Cemeteries1920sWest RoxburyJewish[49] [50]
Oak Lawn Cemetery1989Roslindale / Hyde Park

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: King's Chapel Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  2. Book: A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries . Lambert . David Allen . Second . 2009 . Boston . New England Historic Genealogical Society . 26-37 . 978-0-88082-222-0.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74000388}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eliot Burying Ground ]. February 18, 2023 . National Park Service. With
  4. Web site: Eliot Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74000907}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phipps Street Burying Ground ]. National Park Service. February 18, 2023. With
  6. Web site: Phipps Street Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  7. Book: The National Register of Historic Places, 1976 . 1976 . National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior . 348 . en.
  8. Web site: Dorchester North Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  9. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74000385}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Copp's Hill Burial Ground ]. February 18, 2023 . National Park Service. With
  10. Web site: Copp's Hill Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  11. Web site: Granary Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 19, 2024.
  12. Web site: Westerly . City of Boston . October 19, 2024.
  13. Web site: Walter Street Burial Ground . MACRIS . October 20, 2024.
  14. Web site: Walter Street Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: Central Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 19, 2024.
  16. Web site: Market Street Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  17. Web site: Bunker Hill Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  18. Web site: South End Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  19. Web site: South End Burial Ground . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  20. Web site: Dorchester South Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  21. Web site: Dorchester South Burying Ground . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  22. Year officially sanctioned. In use prior to this date.
  23. Web site: Hawes/Union Burying Ground . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  24. Web site: Hawes Cemetery . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  25. Web site: Saint Francis de Sales Parish Cemetery . Saint Francis de Sales Parish . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405193110/http://stfrancisdesalescharlestown.com/tp50/page.asp?ID=181030 . April 5, 2019 . November 4, 2024.
  26. Web site: Saint Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church . MACRIS . November 4, 2024.
  27. Web site: Bennington Street . City of Boston . October 19, 2024.
  28. Web site: Bennington Street Burying Ground . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  29. Web site: Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  30. Web site: About Us . Forest Hills Cemetery . October 28, 2024.
  31. Web site: Forest Hills Cemetery . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  32. Web site: About . Codman Burial Ground . October 28, 2024.
  33. Web site: Codman Square Institutional Area . MACRIS . October 28, 2024.
  34. Web site: Evergreen Cemetery . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  35. Web site: History . Boston Catholic Cemetery Association . October 28, 2024.
  36. Web site: Mount Hope Cemetery . City of Boston . October 19, 2024.
  37. Web site: History . St. Mary of the Assumption . November 17, 2024.
  38. Web site: A Brief History . Cedar Grove Cemetery . October 28, 2024.
  39. Web site: Cedar Grove Cemetery . October 28, 2024.
  40. Web site: History & Future . The Gardens Cemetery . October 19, 2024.
  41. Web site: West Roxbury/Centre Street Cemeteries . JCAM . October 19, 2024.
  42. Web site: Hat In Hand Cemetery . JewishGen . October 20, 2024.
  43. Web site: Mount Benedict Catholic Cemetery . MACRIS . October 19, 2024.
  44. Web site: West Roxbury/Grove Street . JCAM . October 20, 2024.
  45. Web site: Grove Street Cemetery . MACRIS . October 20, 2024.
  46. Web site: History . Holyhood Cemetery Association . October 19, 2024.
  47. Web site: Fairview Cemetery . City of Boston . October 20, 2024.
  48. Web site: St. Michael Cemetery – serving the Greater Boston community for over 100 years. . St. Michael Cemetery . November 18, 2024.
  49. Web site: Mount Lebanon Jewish Cemetery . MACRIS . October 19, 2024.
  50. Web site: West Roxbury/Baker Street Cemeteries . JCAM . October 20, 2024.

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