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Center Cemetery

Memorials	:	116
Location	:	Shirley, Middlesex County, USA
Phone	:	978-425-2600 x205
Website	:	www.shirley-ma.gov/cemetery-committee
Coordinate	:	42.5711630, -71.6490370
Description	:	On Feb. 17, 1755 two acres of land were given by the Proprietors of Groton to the Town of Shirley for use as the first burial ground in Shirley. There was a stonewall around the cemetery until 1857 after which granite posts and iron rails were set along the roadside. In 1860 the cemetery was enlarged by another 1.25 acres. The first burial in the cemetery was for Abraham Holden on April 18, 1754. The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as SRL.801. This cemetery is referred to as GR1 Shirley Centre Cemetery in the "Vital Records of Shirley Massachusetts... Read More	On Feb. 17, 1755 two acres of land were given by the Proprietors of Groton to the Town of Shirley for use as the first burial ground in Shirley. There was a stonewall around the cemetery until 1857 after which granite posts and iron rails were set along the roadside. In 1860 the cemetery was enlarged by another 1.25 acres. The first burial in the cemetery was for Abraham Holden on April 18, 1754. The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as SRL.801. This cemetery is referred to as GR1 Shirley Centre Cemetery in the "Vital Records of Shirley Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849."

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Where is Center Cemetery?
Center Cemetery is located at Brown Road Shirley, Middlesex County ,Massachusetts , 01464USA.
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112 memorials
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Latitude: 42.5711630
Longitude: -71.6490370

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1. Village Cemetery
Shirley, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5398026, -71.6539230

2. Saint Anthony's Cemetery
Shirley, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5374527, -71.6467056

3. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Ayer, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5653000, -71.5958023

4. South Cemetery
Lunenburg, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5806007, -71.7093964

5. Fort Devens Post Cemetery
Devens, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5285206, -71.6220240

6. Shirley Shaker Cemetery
Lancaster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5240700, -71.6514700

7. North Burial Ground
Lancaster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5134048, -71.6627274

8. Woodlawn Cemetery
Ayer, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5508194, -71.5721512

9. North Cemetery
Lunenburg, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6041985, -71.7305984

10. Old Burying Ground
Groton, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6124077, -71.5733109

11. Groton Cemetery
Groton, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6209793, -71.5679016

12. Shaker Burying Ground
Harvard, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5309900, -71.5554600

13. Bellevue Cemetery
Harvard, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4958000, -71.6055984

15. Saint Cecilias Cemetery
Leominster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5166800, -71.7331900

16. Evergreen Cemetery
Leominster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5332985, -71.7491989

17. Longley Family Burial Site
Groton, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6293230, -71.5656710

18. Harvard Center Cemetery
Harvard, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4991989, -71.5847015

19. Pine Grove Cemetery
Leominster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5306015, -71.7561035

21. Saint Leo Cemetery
Leominster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5153008, -71.7472000

22. Saint Bernard's Cemetery
Fitchburg, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5778008, -71.7791977

23. North Village Cemetery
Lancaster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4724998, -71.6778030

24. Woodlawn Cemetery
Pepperell, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6690200, -71.6088100