Massachusetts
Hampden
City of Westfield

Mechanic Street Cemetery

The Mechanic Street Cemetery is a historic early on Mechanic Street in . The 4-acre cemetery is the city's oldest, with the oldest documented grave dating to 1683.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: historic cemetery in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Old Burying Ground” and “Old Westfield Burying Ground”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary High School and H. M. Van Deusen Whip Company.

School building
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is a private, Roman Catholic high school in . It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts, which assumed the financial management of the formerly-parochial school and its programming in August 2019. is situated 650 feet northwest of Mechanic Street Cemetery.

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The is an historic factory building at 42 Arnold Street in , USA. Built in 1917, it is the last purpose-built whip factory to be built in Westfield, which was nationally known as "Whip City". is situated 1,600 feet west of Mechanic Street Cemetery.

Apartment building
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The Sanford Whip Company is a historic factory located at 330 Elm Street in , . Built in 1883, it was owned and operated by one of the whip-making business that led Westfield to become widely known as "Whip City". is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Mechanic Street Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westfield and Southwick.

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is a city in Hampden County, in the region of . It includes the village of Wyben.

Town
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 9,232 at the 2020 census, down from 9,502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 5 miles south of Mechanic Street Cemetery.

Village
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is a section of the city of , United States, with its own ZIP Code and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents as being the unofficial border. is situated 5 miles southeast of Mechanic Street Cemetery.

Mechanic Street Cemetery

Latitude
42.12337° or 42° 7′ 24″ north
Longitude
-72.7445° or 72° 44′ 40″ west
Inception
1677
Operator
City of Westfield Cemetery Commission
Open location code
87J947F4+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29908706
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q6804471
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