Rural Cemetery - Walpole, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NorStar
N 42° 09.310 W 071° 14.980
19T E 314136 N 4669454
This cemetery, located off Mass. Route 1A, has graves from roughly post American Revolutionary War to the present day.
Waymark Code: WM101XQ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
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In Walpole, along Pemberton Street, is Walpole Rural Cemetery.

The cemetery is located off Mass. State Route 1A, Main Street. From there, take North Street, near a bridge over the Neponset River, then, at the next intersection, take a left onto Pemberton Street and the cemetery on the right.

The cemetery is a medium sized lot that lays on the slope of a hill. The graves very generally go from oldest graves at the bottom of the slope to the newest ones at the the top.

The roads are arranged in a grid. There are mostly granite and marble monuments. There are about 1600 graves. The dates of death range from just after the American Revolutionary War to the present day.

Link to listing of graves at the cemetery:

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City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Walpole, MA

Approximate number of graves: 1600

Cemetery Status: Active

Cemetery Website: [Web Link]

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