Cemetery

Methodist Society Burial Ground

Falmouth · Barnstable County

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The Story

Methodist Society Burial Ground is a historic burial ground located at 744 Main St in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1814. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

About this site

Methodist Society Burial Ground is a cemetery in Falmouth, Barnstable County. It is one of 67 cemeteries documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 41.5535, -70.6034 near Falmouth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Falmouth Poor House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Central Fire Station, Baker's Hotel - Hotel Falmouth, and House at 14 Shore St.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Methodist Society Burial Ground on Main Street in Falmouth grew out of land given to the Methodist Episcopal Church in the 1810s, with the cemetery dating to about 1814. It later became associated with the adjacent town poor house, where many indigent residents were buried, and the combined site is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1998) as the Poor House and Methodist Cemetery. The burying ground has been the focus of recent community restoration efforts.

📍 41.5535, -70.6034 · Falmouth, Barnstable County

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