Memorials : 47
Location : Worcester, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate : 42.2621100, -71.8006800
Description : The Old Burial Ground was not the first but perhaps the oldest burial ground still in existence in Worcester. Founded about 1730, its boundaries were formalized at the order of the Selectman soon after March 1733/4. It is said to have been the only cemetery in use between 1730 and 1795 at Worcester. The first burial ground is thought to have been within the enclosure of the brick schoolhouse which was located at the intersection of Summer & Thomas Street and is supposed that those burials were removed here around 1730. In 1847, William S. Barton prepared a transcription of... Read More

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    Worcester Common Burial Ground is located at Worcester, Worcester County ,Massachusetts ,USA.

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    Latitude: 42.2621100
    Longitude: -71.8006800

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Coordinate: 42.2635800, -71.7981900

2. Old Burial Place
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Coordinate: 42.2679000, -71.7961300

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6. Saint John's Cemetery
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7. Bnai Brith Lodge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2407900, -71.8246400

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11. Notre Dame Cemetery
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14. Saint Anne's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2746300, -71.7485400

15. West Main Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2912600, -71.7420000

16. Sons of Jacob Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2271700, -71.8565600

17. Chevra Kadisha Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2267100, -71.8566300

18. Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2235985, -71.8572006

19. Hillside West Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2692600, -71.7236100

20. Hillside East Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2663850, -71.7225270

21. Cherry Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2401270, -71.8742700

22. Grove Street Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 42.2578090, -71.7173770

23. Dwinell Cemetery
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24. Nazareth Home for Boys Cemetery
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