Dorchester South Burying Ground
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.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: graveyard in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Dorchester South Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Dorchester Park and Cedar Grove station.
Cedar Grove station
Railway stop
Parish of All Saints Ashmont
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashmont and Lower Mills.
Lower Mills
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Dorchester South Burying Ground
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and burial
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.27859° or 42° 16′ 43″ north
Longitude
-71.0671° or 71° 4′ 2″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
87JC7WHM+C5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemetery
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shawmut Junction and Cedar Grove.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Dorchester Ave & Valley Road and Dorchester Ave @ Valley Rd.
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