List of cemeteries in Boston
| Cemeteries in Boston - order by founding date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Established | Location | Affiliation | Size | |
| Phipps Street Burying Ground | 1630 | Charlestown | Municipal (Puritan) | 1.8 acres | |
| King's Chapel Burying Ground | 1630 | Tremont Street | Municipal (Puritan) | ||
| Eliot Burying Ground | 1630 | Eustis and Washington Streets | Municipal (Puritan) | ||
| Dorchester North Burying Ground | 1633 | Stoughton Street and Columbia Road | Municipal (Puritan) | [1] | |
| Copp's Hill Burying Ground | 1659 | Copp's Hill | Municipal (Puritan) | ||
| Granary Burying Ground | 1660 | Tremont Street | Municipal (Puritan) | ||
| Westerly Burial Ground | 1683 | West Roxbury | Municipal (Puritan) | ||
| Central Burying Ground | 1756 | Boylston and Tremont | Municipal | ||
| Dorchester South Burying Ground | 1814 | Dorchester Ave. | Municipal | 2 acres | |
| Saint Augustine Chapel and Cemetery | 1818 | South Boston | Roman Catholic | 0.9 acres | |
| Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery | 1844 | East Boston | Jewish | 2.4 acres | |
| Forest Hills Cemetery | 1848 | Forest Hills/Jamaica Plain | Municipal | 275 acres | |
| St. Joseph Catholic Church | 1850 | Roxbury | Roman Catholic | ||
| Boston United Hand in Hand Cemetery | 1875 | West Roxbury/Dedham | Jewish | ||
| St. Joseph Cemetery | 1888 | West Roxbury | Roman Catholic | 200 acres | |
| Evergreen Cemetery | 1893 | Brighton | Municipal | 20 acres | |
| Baker Street Jewish Cemeteries | 1920 | Baker Street, West Roxbury | Jewish | ||
References
- The National Register of Historic Places, 1976. National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 1976. p. 348.
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