Dorchester North Burying Ground, Boston

Name: Dorchester North Burying Ground
Address: 594 Columbia Rd, Boston, United States

#917 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

The Dorchester North Burying Ground is a historic graveyard at Stoughton Street and Columbia Road in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ()

Built: 1633 (391 years ago)Coordinates: 42°19'2"N, 71°3'49"W

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594 Columbia RdDorchester (Uphams Corner - Jones Hill)Boston United States

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Day trips

Dorchester North Burying Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Bay Shopping Center, Edward Everett Square, Bayside Expo Center, James Blake House.

0.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
South Bay Shopping Center, Boston
19 min walk • South Bay is a shopping center in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is located off I-93, US 1, Route 3, near the transition from the Southeast Expressway to the Central Artery traveling through Downtown Boston.
~1310 ftNE
Square
Edward Everett Square, Boston
7 min walk • Edward Everett Square, in Dorchester, Boston, is the intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, East Cottage Street and Boston Street, that was named in 1894 after a former Governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett, who was born near there.
0.8 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bayside Expo Center, Boston
22 min walk • Bayside Expo Center was a convention center located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally opened as a shopping mall called Bayside Mall in the 1960s, the mall later failed and the convention center opened in its place. In 2010, it was purchased by the University of Massachusetts Boston after the building went into foreclosure.
~1250 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
James Blake House, Boston
7 min walk • The James Blake House is the oldest surviving house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1661 and the date was confirmed by dendrochronology in 2007. It is located at 735 Columbia Road, in Edward Everett Square, and just a block from Massachusetts Avenue.
0.6 miS
Church
First Parish Church of Dorchester, Boston
16 min walk • First Parish Dorchester is a Unitarian Universalist church in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded by English Puritans who initially saw themselves as reformers rather than separatists, but increasingly intolerable conditions in England and at the urging ...
1 miNE
Beach, Piers and boardwalks
Carson Beach, Boston
25 min walk • Carson Beach is a public beach in South Boston, Massachusetts. It has also been known as L Street Beach. It is maintained by the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation. The beach is a part of a three-mile segment of parks along the South Boston shoreline.
0.6 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Shirley-Eustis House, Boston
16 min walk • The Shirley–Eustis House is a historic house located at 33 Shirley Street, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The house was built between 1747 and 1751 on 33 acres in Roxbury by William Shirley, Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and served as his summer home.
~780 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Strand Theatre, Boston
4 min walk • Strand Theatre is a restored vaudeville house located in Uphams Corner in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned by the City of Boston and managed by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
~900 ftSW
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Boston
5 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic church building at 540-544 Columbia Road in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was built 1890–1893 to a design by Worcester architect Stephen C. Earle.
0.7 miE
Neighbourhood
Dorchester, Boston
18 min walk • Dorchester is a Boston neighborhood comprising more than 6 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, Dorset, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
0.8 miNE
Church
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Boston
21 min walk • Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, which was designated for Polish immigrants at Dorchester Ave Dorchester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1893. This is one of Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Dorchester North Burying Ground?

Nearby attractions include Uphams Corner, Boston (3 min walk), Strand Theatre, Boston (4 min walk), Pilgrim Congregational Church, Boston (5 min walk), James Blake House, Boston (7 min walk).

How to get to Dorchester North Burying Ground by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dorchester North Burying Ground:

Train

Uphams Corner (8 min walk)
JFK/UMass (17 min walk)

Bus

Dorchester Avenue @ Edison Green (10 min walk)
Warren St @ Woodbine St • Lines: 23 (24 min walk)

Metro

JFK/UMass • Lines: Red (16 min walk)
Andrew • Lines: Red (25 min walk)