Dorchester South

Dorchester South is a locality in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Dorchester South is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ashmont, as well as near Cedar Grove.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dorchester South Burying Ground and Parish of All Saints Ashmont.

Dorchester South Burying Ground

Cemetery

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The Dorchester South Burying Ground is a historic graveyard on Dorchester Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1814, it is the second oldest cemetery in Dorchester, after the North Burying Ground.

Parish of All Saints Ashmont

Church

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The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, is a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts located at 209 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Dorchester Park

Park

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Dorchester Park is a historic park bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashmont and Lower Mills.

Ashmont

Neighborhood

Ashmont is a section of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It includes the subsections of Ashmont Hill, Peabody Square, and Ashmont-Adams.

Lower Mills

Neighborhood

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The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts.

Dorchester

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So, you've decided to visit Dorchester. Congratulations! Boston's largest neighborhood had long been written off, dismissed as “too dangerous” by those who had never set foot here.

Dorchester South

Type: Locality
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.28239° or 42° 16′ 57″ north

Longitude

-71.06798° or 71° 4′ 5″ west

Elevation

105 feet (32 metres)

United Nations Location Code

US DZM

Open location code

87JC7WJJ+XR

GeoNames ID

8532038

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