National Register of Historic Places

Cove Burying Ground

Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Listed
May 11, 1999
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99000561

About this property

The Cove Burying Ground is an historic cemetery located just south of MA 6 and Corliss Way in Eastham, Massachusetts, US. It is Eastham's oldest cemetery, dating to c. 1646. It was laid out not long after the town's first meeting house was built nearby. Although there are no graves marked with 17th-century markers, it is virtually certain that some of Eastham's early settlers are buried here. It was the town's only burying ground until the establishment in 1720 of the Bridge Road Cemetery. The cemetery remained in active use until about 1770. Families placed memorial markers in there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
41.81133, -69.97087

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Nearby Historic Sites

Penniman, Edward, House and Barn
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0.6 mi
Fort Hill Rural Historic District
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0.7 mi
Collins Cottages Historic District
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1 mi
Bridge Road Cemetery
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1.1 mi
Eastham Center Historic District
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1.3 mi

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When was Cove Burying Ground listed on the National Register?

Cove Burying Ground was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1999.

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Cove Burying Ground is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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