Massive and vast…read more Oak Grove is a sprawling 15 acre cemetery that was founded in 1854. Certainly not an ancient graveyard by New England standards but it is unique in the many massive and huge memorials. The cemetery is a lovely place with many old trees and huge boulders scattered around. Some of the graves are simple and plain but others are just incredibly huge. Including some of the largest ones I have ever seen in any cemetery. Not only massive memorials but many odd shapes and strange forms. An amazing assortment of different gravestones and ways to remember the departed. It is large but there are much larger cemeteries. It is old but definitely nowhere near the oldest. But Oak Grove is one of the most interesting graveyards I have ever been in.

Stones wars and…read morebeaches The Old First Parish Burying Ground has been around since 1782. That's when Richard Tarr donated the land to be used as the final resting place for the very first settlers of Rockport. He of course ended up being buried here. The ancient graveyard was the only place to be buried for quite a while and use to be called The Sandy Bay Graveyard. It wasn't until the mid 19th century that people started calling it the Old Burying Ground. Many of the residents weren't only fisherman and settlers but also veterans of the Revolutionary, French and Indian War or War of 1812. There's a whole heap of history in this graveyard. The cemetery is actually a lovely place to be dead or a cool place to explore if you happen to be still alive. It's on a gently sloping hill that gives great views of the wild Cape Ann ocean, rocks and beach. The location is wonderful even without the historic graveyard. A very fascinating, cool, interesting and historically important old graveyard. This is the place where the most of the settlers that first started Rockport ended up.

Depending on which entry you use, this is either the Salem Street Burying Ground or the Medford…read moreBurying Ground cemetery. I stumbled upon this cemetery while running some errands near City Hall Plaza in Medford. According to the signage, the cemetery has been in use since the 1600s and is a historical site. It's pretty small and can be walked through in about 5-10 minutes. There's a few neat dead heads on tombstones and I guess some noteworthy Medford citizens buried here. I think it's worth checking out if you're in the area and into history/cemeteries. YELP'S 2020 REVIEW CHALLENGE: #3

I have complained for years about the upkeep of my mother and grandparents plots. The new thing is…read morethe area that they are buried in. You were not supposed to have certain things out, but we have noticed within the past six months that the people with the ground headstones put whatever They want out including glass flags (which my grandfather who is in Pearl Harbor, his American flag gets taken every time we put it up) we went today on Mother's Day and there were people having a full blown block party with a barbecue and music. I understand this certain types of celebration of life, but there is a time in place in a cemetery is not the place. It was extremely disrespectful gutwrenching and beyond upsetting to the point where I was crying I have complained about this before and nothing has gotten done we can't put out simple things that are in the rules without being taken Yet the people with the ground headstones can do whatever they like. So I would like to know how much extra I would have to pay to have my stuff be able to stay because I don't see any other option. This is both me and my father's plots as well and to see what the future has to hold is absolutely sickening.

Woodlawn is my family cemetery. My grandmother passed away and Stacy was so incredibly helpful and…read morewarm! Thank you, Stacy!

I would give Tewksbury Funeral Home a 10, if there were 5 more stars. During our time of grief Joel…read morewas so accommodating. He took care of everything perfectly timed and organized. Our hearts were broken and he held us together with kindness and caring. He was always one step ahead of anything we needed and did not miss a beat. Our family highly recommends Tewksbury Funeral Home.

It is a little weird to review a funeral home, but the services the Tewksbury Funeral Home are…read moreworth it. I have, unfortunately, been there more than I wish I had to in the past few years but each time there has been as good as the situation allows. They cover every detail and do so with a genuine passion. They block off tricky intersections for the procession, handle the wake and viewing perfectly and are just the epitome of professionalism. Something as simple as getting a bottle of water for me when they noticed I was coughing at my grandmothers wake meant a lot to us. If the unfortunate does occur, I recommend their services whole heatedly.

St. Mary's Cemetery is another cemetery in Salem. It's in close proximity to Greenlawn Cemetery…read more(within walking distance). St Mary's looks newer and has a more traditional cemetery layout. The landscape is mostly flat. Most of the trees seem to be gathered towards the back of the cemetery. I wouldn't really recommend taking a stroll through St. Mary's as it is not too scenic. Additionally, the cemetery lacks any pedestrian walkways. If you're like me and prefer older cemeteries that more closely resemble parks, I'd look into exploring other cemeteries in the area. YELP'S 2021 REVIEW CHALLENGE: #3

A funeral home that does very professional work. In a time of great sadness, this takes much…read moreburden off the family of a loved one.

I had my father waked there. They were very helpful, respectful and professional!! Everything went…read moreperfectly and the graveside ceremony went flawlessly!! Wish my father could have seen it.

Mt. Pleasant is relatively well maintained throughout the year. Staff are also extremely helpful in…read moreproviding maps and lot numbers to locate individual graves

A very spooky…read moreplace Some cemeteries are very old, some very grand, and others very historical. And then some other old graveyards are just plain spooky. Mt Pleasant Cemetery definitely falls under the spooky category. Sometimes spooky is difficult to define, it can be more of a feeling than anything else. But as soon as I started walking around Mt Pleasant I definitely got the spooky feeling. Perhaps it is because of all the old trees. Lots of ancient, twisted, contorted and torturous trees that actually look like they are in pain adds an element of spookiness to the graveyard. There are a wide variety of different monuments, some simple and others more elaborate. Since this is a 19th century cemetery many types of obelisks are present, some small and others much larger. Once of the most striking things about this graveyard is how close it is to the surrounding houses. The stone wall marking the boundary of the cemetery is shared by several houses and some of the graves are almost in people's backyards. Not the oldest and grandest graveyard in Cape Ann but definitely one of the creepiest. It was probably designed as a Victorian park like graveyard but has gotten progressively spookier over the years. But then the Victorians were a creepy bunch anyway.