Cemeteries in Sheffield, Massachusetts

Private Cemeteries in Sheffield, Massachusetts often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Sheffield, Massachusetts are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Sheffield, Massachusetts are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Sheffield, Massachusetts , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Sheffield, Massachusetts .

Our database contains records of burials from 20 cemeteries.

Sheffield General Cemetery opened in 1836 'at some distance in the countryside' in a 'remote and undisturbed' location. It became established as the principal burial ground in Victorian Sheffield containing the graves of 87,000 people.

John Gunson (1809–1886). Chief engineer of the Sheffield Water Company at the time of the collapse of Dale Dyke Dam on 11 March 1864, which resulted in the Great Sheffield Flood. Samuel Harrison, who documented the flood, and 77 of the flood's victims are also buried in the cemetery. Samuel Holberry (1816–1842).

If you have sufficient land, it may be possible to have a green burial on your property. You'll need to get approval ahead of time from your local board of health. Towns and private cemeteries are increasingly permitting natural burial, essentially by not requiring use of a burial vault.