Cemeteries
of Grafton, Massachusetts
All known cemeteries in Grafton
are listed.
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Old Oak
Street Burial Ground
also known as "The Old and Indian Cemetery"
Note the many leaning stones! Some had tipped over, others close to
falling.
Many thanks to the volunteers who've met to right them as part of the
ongoing
"Raise the Stones" project, organized by the Grafton
Historical Society.
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A booklet by Rita R. Martin: The Old Oak Street
Burial Ground
Contents:
Acknowledgments
| Preface
| Old
Burying Ground
Gravestone
Material | Carvings
Symbolism | Carvers
Identified
Selected Gravestones including inscriptions:
Rand
| Barrett
| Hall
| Prentice
| Wadsworth
| Steevens
| Temple
| Huldah-Flagg
| Hills
Rice
| Brooks
| Adams
| Rev.Prentice
| J.Willard
| B.Willard
| Brooks
| Warrin
| Brown
Brigham
| Taylor
| Harrington
| Meriam
| Stow
| Brooks
| Adams
| Goulding
| Grout
| Adams
| Hassanamisco
Indians | Willard-Whipple
| Johnson-Nickles
| Meriam-Drury
| Batcheller(3)Unk.
A Listing of the Gravestones:
1
of 8 | 2
of 8 | 3
of 8 | 4
of 8 | 5
of 8 | 6
of 8 | 7
of 8 | 8
of 8
"Gravestone
Locator Map"
Caution, large file (484 kb)
It's basically just graph paper with numbers,
but is the only grave site locator for this cemetery
known to exist.
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More on the "Old Oak St. Burial Ground" (and others)
from the book by Susan Salisbury:
"Southern Massachusetts Cemetery Collection"
Old Oak St. Burial Ground
1
of 7 | 2
of 7 | 3
of 7 | 4
of 7 | 5
of 7 | 6
of 7 | 7
of 7
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Fairview
Cemetery
in South Grafton on Providence Rd.
1
of 3 | 2
of 3 | 3
of 3
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Pine
Grove Cemetery
in North Grafton
1
of 7 | 2
of 7 | 3
of 7 | 4
of 7 | 5
of 7 | 6
of 7 | 7
of 7
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Riverside
Cemetery
 
(Protestant) on Millbury
St.
Riverside
Cemetery Scenes and Stones
Maps
of the Cemetery Sections/Lots
These 5 maps are very large physically and
some in file size also.
Patience please if you click on either of
the largest ones...
Upper Section
1.4 MB
Caution: Long Download Time
(Large Detailed Map) |
Lower Recent Section
252 KB |
Lower Old Section
539 KB |
Section E
250 KB
|
Section F
116 KB
|
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Saint
Philips Cemetery
(Catholic) on Millbury St.
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Indian
Burying Ground
 
at the bottom of Bruce St.
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Farnumsville
Cemetery
in South Grafton on Providence Rd.
Capacity reached in 1890
Another
link to photo & historic description
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There is also an old cemetery located on grounds formerly belonging
to the Grafton State Hospital. Shown on a map to be near Rt.30 and Pine
St.
See http://www.1856.org/grafton/grafton.html
for map and info.
According to the following website http://www.namimass.org/cemetery/walk.htm
"At Grafton State Hospital, there are 1,041 people buried. Markers
are simply numbered."
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