Northborough in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

First Burying Place in Northborough

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024

1. First Burying Place in Northborough Marker

Inscription. This piece of land was set apart for a burying place by the proprietors of Marlborough Mass. in the year 1727-8

Erected 1945.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.

Location. 42° 18.264′ N, 71° 38.318′ W. Marker is in Northborough, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is on Brigham Street 0.1 miles east of South Street (Massachusetts Route 135), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 370 Brigham St, Northborough MA 01532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner

and in Greater Worcester.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Brief History of the Brigham Street Old Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); Gale Library Building (approx. one mile away); First Baptist Church of Northborough (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cyrus Gale's General Store (approx. 1.1 miles away); Boston Post Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Minuteman (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gulf War (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northborough.

Also see . . . First Burying Place. Find a Grave entry

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on the cemetery, whose earliest known burial is that of a 3-year-old boy in 1727. (Submitted on November 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024

2. First Burying Place in Northborough Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.