Updated:  05/12/2008

Hingham Cemetery Corporation  Established. Circa 1672

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Welcome to Hingham Cemetery

40 Water Street

PO Box 105

Hingham, MA 02043-0105

781-749-1048

 

 

Current Events and Announcements:

 

May 17 — Walking Tour with Fitchburg Teachers College Staff

 

May 31 — A spring walking tour will be held Saturday, May 31 at 1 p.m.  The 1 ½ hr. tour includes the history of the cemetery dating from 1672, important monuments and notable burials, as well as social commentary.  The cemetery’s 150-yr-old arboretum consists of several hundred specimen trees, both native and “exotic”.   

 

 Those interested should meet at the Old Ship Church (107 Main St.)  A $5 donation is requested, and those under 12 are free.  Rain date is the following day, Sun., June 1.  For further information call 781-749-4868. 

 

July 24 — Walking Tour with Weymouth Teachers

 

·             Derby Academy Donates Tree

·             The Board of Directors is pleased to post our 2006-2007 fund-raising letter.

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·              Aerial Picture 1 & Aerial Picture 2 of the Grounds

·             View our letter In Support of the Hingham Community Preservation Funds

·              Hingham Cemetery receives prestigious award from the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

·             A Fact Sheet of historical information, noteworthy burials, monuments, and plantings.

·              December 15, 2005 article in The Hingham Journal on the General Benjamin Lincoln House.

 

Genealogical and Family information is often hard to research, and Hingham Cemetery has a directory of burials up to about 1995. We have also provided a link on the Contact Info & Links page that you may find helpful in locating burials in Hingham Cemetery. Since there are 5 other cemeteries in Hingham, you may also want to contact:

 

·              The Hingham Historical Society

·              The Hingham Public Library

·              The Hingham Town Hall

 

Hingham Cemetery is set on a hill between Main Street, Water Street, and South Street in Historic Downtown Hingham, Massachusetts.


Easily accessed behind the Old Ship Church at 107 Main Street, visitors may freely walk through the grounds “at your own risk” and enjoy the surroundings.

 
Also accessible from both South Street and Water Street, visitors may stop at the Chapel and pick up a walking map showing the location of many unusual trees and important historical monuments. A preliminary version may be viewed by clicking here for a Map of Hingham Cemetery.

 

To contact us:

40 Water Street

PO Box 105

Hingham, MA 02043-0105

781-749-1048

Email: Hingham Cemetery

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