Department of Public Works

Cemeteries

The Department of Public Works maintains five cemeteries in the Town of Amherst. Three cemeteries are active and two are inactive. They are overseen by the Sexton and three Cemetery Trustees.

• Active Cemetaries:
  • Meadowview Cemetery, Foundry Street
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chestnut Hill Road
  • Cricket Corner Cemetery, Boston Post and Corduroy Roads
• Inactive Cemetaries:
  • Cemetery behind the Town Hall, (believed to be the oldest public burial ground in the State)
  • Pauper Cemetery, Ponemah Road