Old Settlers’ Burying Ground
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Old Settler’s Burial Yard”, “Old Settlers Burial Field”, “Old Settlers Cemetery”, “Old Settlers‘ Burial Field”, and “Old Settlers‘ Burying Ground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Middle Cemetery and Atherton Bridge.
Middle Cemetery
Cemetery
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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. Middle Cemetery is situated 660 feet west of Old Settlers’ Burying Ground.
Atherton Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
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 1,500 feet south of Old Settlers’ Burying Ground.
First Church of Christ
Church
Photo: Paul Keleher, CC BY 2.0.
The First Church of Christ, Unitarian, also known as First Church of Lancaster and colloquially as "the Bulfinch Church", is a historic congregation with its meeting house located at 725 Main Street facing the Common in Lancaster, Massachusetts. First Church of Christ is situated 3,100 feet north of Old Settlers’ Burying Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lancaster and South Lancaster.
Lancaster
Village
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
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
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
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
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.
Old Settlers’ Burying Ground
- Category: burial
- Location: Town of Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.44888° or 42° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
-71.67329° or 71° 40′ 24″ westElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
87JCC8XG+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 861288739OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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