West Parish Burying Ground, also known as River Street Burying Ground, is an historic cemetery located at River and Cherry streets in West Newton, Massachusetts

West Newton, Massachusetts

West Newton is a village of the City of Newton, Massachusetts and is one of the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages. The postal code 02465 roughly matches the village limits.-Location:...

, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. Second Church in Newton

Second Church in Newton

The Second Church in Newton, United Church of Christ, is located at 60 Highland Street in West Newton, Massachusetts, a village of Newton, Massachusetts...

, its original owner, was the West Parish, the Second Church in Newton

Second Church in Newton

The Second Church in Newton, United Church of Christ, is located at 60 Highland Street in West Newton, Massachusetts, a village of Newton, Massachusetts...

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Notable grave sites

• Rev. William Greenough, died November 10, 1831, first pastor of the Second Church in Newton.

Present ownership

West Parish Burying Ground is owned today by the City of Newton, which lists it on its assessment rolls as Old West Newton Cemetery with 70560 square feet (6,555 m²), but other city webpages list it as River Street Cemetery.

External links

• Interment.net list of inscriptions for River Street Cemetery
• Interment list for West Parish Burying ground from Find a Grave