Revolutionary Cemetery in Sudbury, Massachusetts

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Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776 United States

Coordinates: 42.38346, -71.41077
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978-440-5436
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Sudbury's first cemetery was in what is now the town of Wayland. It was the first cemetery west of the Sudbury River. The Revolutionary Cemetery is located on the south side of Old Concord Road, just east of where it intersects Old Sudbury Road. The rectangular cemetery covers approximately 1/2 acre and contains approximately 175 stones dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The cemetery is below the modern grade, and is surrounded by a low stonewall. Outside of the wall is a school, parking lot, church, and a busy street. The graves are laid out in an east/west orientation.

The cemetery sits on 0.5 acres. There are approximately 175 headstone. The earliest death date is ca. 1725, the latest ca. 1890.

The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as SUD.805 Sudbury Old Cemetery - Revolutionary Cemetery.