Old Burying Ground
The Old Burying Ground, also known as Walnut Street Cemetery, was the first cemetery established in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1717. It was the town's only cemetery for 140 years until the establishment of the Holyhood Cemetery in 1857, and the Walnut Hills Cemetery in 1875.
- Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Also known as“Brookline Cemetery”“Old Burying Ground (Brookline, Massachusetts)”“Walnut Street Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brookline Town Green Historic District and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.
Brookline Hills station
Brookline Hills station is a light rail stop on the… Brookline Hills station is situated 1,500 feet north of Old Burying Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookline and Coolidge Corner.
Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill
Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill are two distinct neighborhoods within the City of Boston.
Old Burying Ground
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Latitude
42.32731° or 42° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
-71.12782° or 71° 7′ 40″ west
Open location code
87JC8VGC+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemetery
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clark Playground and First Parish in Brookline.
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