Cemetery

South Congregational Burying Ground

Barnstable · Barnstable County

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The Story

South Congregational Burying Ground is a historic burial ground located at 565 Main St in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1823, designed by Nathaniel Holmes. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Centerville Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

About this site

South Congregational Burying Ground is a cemetery in Barnstable, 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 41.6458, -70.3462 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Centerville South Congregational Church (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Centerville Library, Old, Hallett Store, and Hallett, Moses House.

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

History

The South Congregational Burying Ground on Main Street in Barnstable is associated with the South (later Congregational) parish and dates to about 1823. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district in the historic village of Osterville/Barnstable, preserving 19th-century monuments of the parish's founding families.

📍 41.6458, -70.3462 · Barnstable, Barnstable County
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