Somerville Cemetery
Somerville Cemetery is a cemetery in City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Somerville Cemetery is situated nearby to Milk Row Cemetery, as well as near the neighborhood Inman Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milk Row Cemetery and Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Milk Row Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Cemetery, also known as the Milk Row Cemetery, is a historic cemetery on Somerville Avenue and School Street in Somerville, Massachusetts. Established in 1804 on land donated by Samuel Tufts, it is the city's oldest cemetery.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Museum
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is situated 3,600 feet west of Somerville Cemetery.
Harvard Art Museums
Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, and four research centers: the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums Archives, and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Harvard Art Museums is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Somerville Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerville and Inman Square.
Somerville
Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Older Bostonians might still derisively call it "Slummerville", but today that tired old moniker couldn't be further from the truth. Packed with upwardly mobile professionals and longtime residents, Somerville is often voted an "All-America City" and the best-run city in Massachusetts.
Inman Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
Inman Square is a neighborhood and historic district in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge–Somerville border.
Somerville Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38176° or 42° 22′ 54″ northLongitude
-71.10227° or 71° 6′ 8″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87JC9VJX+P3GeoNames ID
4951259
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