Nemasket Hill Cemetery

Nemasket Hill Cemetery is located in Middleborough, Massachusetts. It was set aside as a burial ground in 1662, and is the oldest in Middleborough. The oldest engraved headstone here is that of Elizabeth Vaughan, who died on June 24, 1693.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Middleborough, Massachusetts
Also known as: “Burial Hill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Middleborough Historical Museum and Middleborough Public Library.

Middleborough Historical Museum

Museum

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The Middleborough Historical Museum is a museum located at 18 Jackson Street, Middleborough, Massachusetts, and maintained by the Middleboro Historical Association. Middleborough Historical Museum is situated 1 mile south of Nemasket Hill Cemetery.

Middleborough Public Library

Library

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Middleborough Public Library is situated 1 mile southwest of Nemasket Hill Cemetery.

Lakeville station

Railway station

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Lakeville station is a train station on the border between Middleborough and Lakeville, Massachusetts. It is served by the seasonal CapeFlyer service between Boston and Cape Cod. Lakeville station is situated 2 miles southwest of Nemasket Hill Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middleborough and North Lakeville.

Middleborough

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Middleborough is a largely rural town of 24,000 in Massachusetts. The name is sometimes seen as "Middleboro". Lakeville is a rural town with a population of 12,000.

North Lakeville

Hamlet

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North Lakeville is a census-designated place in the town of Lakeville in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Lakeville had a population of 3,290. North Lakeville is situated 4 miles southwest of Nemasket Hill Cemetery.