Cemetery

Bridge Street Cemetery

Bridge Street Cemetery is located on Bridge Street in Northampton (location). It was established in 1661 and spans approximately 19 acres. It is an active burial ground.

Preservation Master Plan

In 2015, the City contracted with Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC to formulate a preservation master plan for Bridge Street Cemetery. Click on the links below for more information on:

• Preservation Master Plan (PDF) (2016)
• Preservation Master Plan, Appendices (PDF) (2016)
• Gravestone Assessment Map (PDF) (2016)
• Public Forum Summary (PDF) (2015)

Veteran's Grave Registration

In the 1930's, the Work Projects Administration (WPA), a program that came out of "The New Deal," funded a Veteran's Grave Registration program. Workers visited public and private cemeteries across the country and mapped the location of veteran grave sites. This information was compiled in 1940, so the records linked below do not include information after 1940.

The following linked plan documents are in PDF and DJVU format, which requires the installation of free viewers. DJVU format is higher quality.

• Bridge Street Veterans Grave Registration WPA 1940 (DJVU)
• Bridge Street Veterans Grave Registration WPA 1940 (PDF)