| Memorials | : | 87 |
| Location | : | Boston, Suffolk County, USA |
| Coordinate | : | 42.3382600, -71.0741000 |
| Description | : | When the South End Burying Ground was opened in 1810, it initially served as a potter's field and was located on the narrow strip of marshland called Roxbury Neck, which connected the peninsula of Boston to the mainland. The gallows stood at the east edge of the burying ground, near the tidewaters of South Boston Bay, leading to the persistent myth that primarily hanged pirates and other criminals were buried here. In fact, it is difficult to know exactly who is buried here. In the nineteenth century, people of modest means were buried in recorded but unmarked graves in the... Read More |
frequently asked questions (FAQ):
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Where is South Burying Ground?
South Burying Ground is located at Washington Street Boston, Suffolk County ,Massachusetts , 02118USA.
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South Burying Ground cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?
86 memorials
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Where are the coordinates of the South Burying Ground?
Latitude: 42.3382600
Longitude: -71.0741000
Nearby Cemetories:
1. Cathedral of the Holy Cross Crypt
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3408200, -71.0697400
2. Eliot Burying Ground
Roxbury, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3318890, -71.0811970
3. Old South Church
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3500500, -71.0779000
4. Cocoanut Grove Fire Memorial
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3499600, -71.0681900
5. Warren Cemetery (Defunct)
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3269700, -71.0825500
6. Central Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3526300, -71.0659500
7. Saint Matthews Cemetery (Defunct)
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3379940, -71.0497180
8. Saint Augustine Cemetery
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3339900, -71.0491800
9. Saint Margaret's Convent Columbarium
Roxbury, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3260000, -71.0940700
10. Trinity Church Tombs (Defunct)
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3549300, -71.0597500
11. Granary Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 42.3572400, -71.0613500
12. Warren Anatomical Museum
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3351300, -71.1036100
13. Dorchester North Burying Ground
Dorchester, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3170013, -71.0645828
14. Kings Chapel Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3583340, -71.0600370
15. Christ's Church
Brookline, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3421500, -71.1104200
16. Hawes Burying Ground
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3340607, -71.0345078
17. Union Cemetery
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3340440, -71.0344730
18. South Boston Farm Cemetery (Defunct)
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3388510, -71.0326710
19. Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3670100, -71.0560800
20. Christ Church Cemetery
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3664900, -71.0545200
21. Charlestown Revolutionary War Memorial
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3745800, -71.0601800
22. Phipps Street Burying Ground
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3766300, -71.0673000
23. Bunker Hill Monument
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3762360, -71.0607300
24. Walnut Street Cemetery
Brookline, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3275795, -71.1284103