Old Burying Ground
The Old Burying Ground, or Old Burial Ground, is a historic cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, located just outside Harvard Square. The cemetery opened in 1635.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “God’s Acre”, “Harvard Square Cemetery”, “Old Burial Ground”, and “Old Burying Ground (Cambridge, Massachusetts)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Parish in Cambridge and Harvard Square.
First Parish in Cambridge
Church
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
First Parish in Cambridge is a Unitarian Universalist church, located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a Welcoming Congregation and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Harvard Square
Square
Photo: Wgreaves, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Square is situated 620 feet southeast of Old Burying Ground.
Flagstaff Park
Park
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flagstaff Park is a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. A two-way path for bicyclists and pedestrians was added in 2016.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Baldwin.
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Riverside
Neighborhood
Riverside, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the north, River Street on the east, the Charles River on the south, and JFK Street on the west.
Old Burying Ground
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.37503° or 42° 22′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.11986° or 71° 7′ 12″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87JC9VGJ+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 427504034OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
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In Other Languages
“Old Burying Ground” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Old Burying Ground”
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