[MassHistPres] Abandoned cemeteries of Massachusetts

[Zunino, Kim]

I am interested in knowing the number of pre-1960 "abandoned"
cemeteries/burial grounds there are in Massachusetts.

My definition of an abandoned cemetery is a burial site of undetermined
ownership, usually found in some state of neglect. If ownership is clear
but it has not been maintained for a number of years than I would
classify it as abandoned also.

These sites include pioneer cemeteries, family/community burial grounds,
churchyard burial grounds, and potter's fields. I would also be
interested in more modern cemeteries that have not had a burial in fifty
years or more and are currently neglected. 

Is there a place where I can find data on such sites? Or, data for
individual towns or cities?

Is there a list of such sites that were adopted by local towns or cities
after a period of neglect?

Thanks,

Kim Zunino | Assistant Administrator
Lowell Historic Board
The City of Lowell
50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 
t: 978.446.7200 x1444 | f: 978.446-7104 | www.Lowell.org
kzunino at lowellma.gov

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