East Falmouth Burying Ground, Falmouth, Massachusetts

Date: 1838 [unknown]
Location: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Surnames/tags: Cemeteries Barnstable, Massachusetts

 

East Falmouth Burying Ground, Falmouth, Massachusetts

East Falmouth Burying Ground, Falmouth, Massachusetts

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CEMETERY NAME:   East Falmouth Burying Ground, AKA Methodist Cemetery

ADDRESS:    451 East Falmouth Highway, East Falmouth, Massachusetts

GPS COORDINATES:   41.57760, -70.55670

The East Falmouth Burying Ground is east of the East Falmouth Post Office on Route 28, extending through the block to Annette Avenue. Established in 1844, it was deeded to the East Falmouth Methodist Church built in 1849. The church was open to all residents of East Falmouth, which comprised members of many sects and faiths, including Quakers and Portuguese Americans. The burying ground was and continues to be the first burial ground for Portuguese and Cape Verdean settlers. Its 133 gravestones include those of veterans of the War of 1812, the Civil War, and World War I. The last burial there was that of Kathleen Tobey in 2000, a descendent of Thomas Tobey, one of the earliest East Falmouth settlers. When the church burned in 1924, ownership of the burying ground was transferred to the Falmouth Methodist Church, now the John Wesley United Methodist Church.

Located behind a business that is in between the East Falmouth Fire Station and the East Falmouth Post Office.Hidden unless you park in the Post Office parking lot and look to your left.

This cemetery is not to be confused with the Methodist Society Cemetery in Falmouth next to the Police station.

 140 Memorials  |  Date Range: 1838-

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