Middle Cemetery

The Middle Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Main Street in southern Lancaster, Massachusetts. Established in 1798, it is the town's third oldest cemetery, with active burials taking place until 1969.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Settlers’ Burying Ground and Atherton Bridge.

Old Settlers’ Burying Ground

Cemetery

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The Old Settlers' Burying Ground is an historic cemetery off Main Street in southern Lancaster, Massachusetts. Established by 1674, it is the town's oldest formal cemetery, its burials including family members of many early settlers. Old Settlers’ Burying Ground is situated 660 feet east of Middle Cemetery.

Atherton Bridge

Bridge

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The Atherton Bridge is a historic iron truss bridge in Lancaster, Massachusetts, spanning the South Branch of the Nashua River. It is a rare example of a hybrid pony truss that is similar to the 19th century truss design of Simeon S. Atherton Bridge is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Middle Cemetery.

Atlantic Union College

School

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Atlantic Union College was a private Seventh-day Adventist college in South Lancaster, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1882. The college closed in 2018 due to accreditation and financial problems. Atlantic Union College is situated 2,600 feet west of Middle Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lancaster and South Lancaster.

Lancaster

Village

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Clinton is in Massachusetts. This is a large town in Worcester County with a number of small settlements in the area, including Berlin, Lancaster, Boylston, Bolton and Sterling.

South Lancaster

Suburb

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South Lancaster is a census-designated place in the town of Lancaster and close to the Town of Clinton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2020 census.

Clinton

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Clinton is in Massachusetts. This is a large town in Worcester County with a number of small settlements in the area, including Berlin, Lancaster, Boylston, Bolton and Sterling.

Middle Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: burial
Location: Town of Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.4487° or 42° 26′ 55″ north

Longitude

-71.67573° or 71° 40′ 33″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

87JCC8XF+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 861287901

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4943887

Wikidata ID

Q85785328

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