Lynnfield
Cemeteries
There are six cemeteries in Lynnfield. Information regarding their location, maintenance responsibility, a brief description, and the source and/or location of records is shown for each.
1 Old Burying Ground Date 1728 - 1890
Caretaker:
Lynnfield Department of Public
Works
Located:
South Common Street in center of town, accross from the
Old Meeting House. First cemetery in Lynn End (Lynnfield);
Earliest burial 21 June 1728, John Pearson; Last burial, 10 July 1890, Martin
Herrick.
Records: Dana Sweetser notebook
at Lynnfield Public Library, Genealogy Room John T. Moulton, "Inscriptions
from the Old Burial Ground at Lynnfield Center", Essex Institute
Historical
Collection,
(XXIV:146) Thomas B. Wellman, History of Lynnfield,
pp79-89.
2 Salem Street Cemetery
Date 1751
- 1940 (Also called the Newhall Cemetery)
Caretaker:
Lynnfield Department of Public Works
Located:
On Salem Street, South side of Rte 1. Approximate
size 164 X 92 feet; Earliest Burial, Jedediah Newhall,
age 31, March 1748; Latest burial, 1940, Nanna (Helen B. [Munroe] Berry).
Records: Lynnfield Town
Hall
3 West Burying Ground
Date 1809
- 1947 (Also called Main Street Cemetery)
Caretaker:
Lynnfield Department of Public Works
Located:
Main Street, between center and Middle School.
Approximate size 104 X 262 feet, fenced on 2 sides;
Earliest Buria1, 1809, Benjamin Perkins; Latest burial, 1947, Lizzie M. Bancroft.
Records:
Dana Sweetser notebook at Lynnfield Public
Library, Genealogy Room Thomas B. Wellman, History of Lynnfield,
pp 89-96.
4 Joseph Tapley Tomb Date 1820's
Caretaker:
None
Located:
In the North part of town, at junction
of Lowell & Chestnut Streets. Tomb built by
Joseph Tapley, whose house still stands nearby. Restored in 1892 by
David Hewes of California, a lineal descendant. Originally 12 bodies. None
remain.
Records:
None known. Account of tomb in Thomas B.
Wellman, History of Lynnfield, pp96-98.
5 Forest Hill Cemetery Date 1844 to present
Caretaker:
Lynnfield Department of Public Works
Located:
Forest Hill Street, between Summer Street and
Essex Street. Well maintained; Earliest Burial,
Mrs. Sarah S. Blake.
Records:
Lynnfield Town Hall Thomas B. Wellman, History of Lynnfield,
pp 98-101.
6 Willow Cemetery Date 1869 to present
Caretaker:
Lynnfield Department of Public
Works.
Located:
Summer Street, at South end of town, near Rte.
128 Overpass. Most recent cemetery laid out by the town;
Purchased in 1869 from Gen. Josiah Newhall, for $550;
well-maintained; granite wall in front; 250 lots; One
of first to be buried was Major Andrew Mansfield.
Records:
Lynnfield Town Hall
Thomas B. Wellman, History of Lynnfield, pp
101-102.
