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Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

East Parish Burying Ground

 
 
East Parish Burying Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 14, 2020
1. East Parish Burying Ground Marker
Inscription.
This property, which is listed on the National Register of Historical Places, has received a matching grant from the Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Gavin, Chairman
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
 
Location. 42° 20.495′ N, 71° 11.46′ W. Marker is in Newton, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Centre Street and Cotton Street, on the right when traveling north on Centre Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Early Meeting House (about 300 feet away,
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measured in a direct line); Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Thomas Mayhew (approx. 1.6 miles away); Watertown (approx. 1.6 miles away); Benjamin Robbins Curtis (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hood Rubber Company War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Washington Passed This Place (approx. 1.8 miles away); George Eaton Priest (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Roger Clap Memorial (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
East Parish Burying Ground image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 14, 2020
2. East Parish Burying Ground
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A wide view photo of the marker and its surroundings. • Can you help?
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Jul. 10, 2026