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Amherst West Cemetery. Coordinates: 42°22′45″N 72°31′7″W. Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres (1.6 ha) cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct.
Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres (1.6 ha) cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct.
Amherst History Museum, which opened in 1916 and is governed by the Amherst Historical Society; Beneski Museum of Natural History, including the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet; Emily Dickinson Museum, birthplace and lifelong residence of poet Emily Dickinson, now a museum. She is buried nearby in West Cemetery on Triangle Street.
About. Photos 8. Map. See all cemetery photos. About. Get directions Triangle Street. Amherst , Massachusetts , USA. Coordinates: 42.37920, -72.51940. gis.amherstma.gov/public/cemetery/ Cemetery ID: 91836. Members have Contributed. 2,539 Memorials. 80% photographed. 10% with gps. About these numbers. Photos. Added by dead-trek.com.
In 1730, Hadley residents created West Cemetery, located on a north-south highway division called “the West Street.” The early stages of the cemetery was unplotted and most graves unmarked. Burials faced east and headstones faced west.
The West Cemetery is the resting place of many Soldiers from Amherst that fought in the Civil War. Civil War veteran graves are marked with a U.S. flag with “G.A.R” star attached to it. According James A. Smith’s compilation of graves in the West Cemetery, the following Civil War veterans are buried here:
Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres (1.6 ha) cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct.
