Department Details

TIMOTHY CARPENTER
Acting Superintendent of Cemeteries

Phone

508-580-7833

Fax

508-580-7889

Email

[email protected]

Address

Melrose Cemetery & Office, 88 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301

Office Hours

Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Records Access Officer

[email protected]

CITY OF BROCKTON CEMETERY DEPARTMENT WILL BE REMOVING FROM THE LOTS AND GRAVES ALL WREATHS, BASKETS, AND POTTED PLANTS OR ANYTHING THAT WILL INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER SPRING MAINTENANCE.  THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON OR BEFORE THE 22nd OF MARCH AT ALL CITY OWNED CEMETERIES.

PER THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES

Cemetery Department

The Cemetery Department is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the following city-owned cemeteries:

Melrose Cemetery

Cemeteries

  • Melrose, located at 88 North Pearl Street (126.5 acres)
  • *Ashland Street, located at North Main Street (1.47 acres)
  • Coweeset, located at Pearl Street (12.07 acres)
  • *Leech, located at Crescent Street (0.81 acres)
  • Thayer, located at Pleasant Street (0.5 acres)
  • *Thompson's, located at Summer Street (0.18 acres)
  • Union, located at 327 Centre Street (21.5 acres)
  • Snell, located at West Street (0.28 acres)
  • Old Coweeset, located at Mill Street (0.25 acres)
  • *First Parish, located at Main Street

*These cemeteries are locked. Please call the office 508-580-7833 in advance to set up a date and time for us to let you in. Thank you.

Cemetery Maps & Forms

Melrose Cemetery

Map of the Melrose Cemetery

Full Map of the Melrose Cemetery

Coweeset Cemetery

Map of the Coweeset Cemetery

Union Cemetery

Map of the Union Cemetery

Forms

Funeral Schedule New Funeral Directors Form Melrose Price List Melrose Rules and Regulations

Search Cemeteries

The Cemetery Department is in the process of converting all of their older paper records to a digitized version. Some older records may not have been updated yet. If you can't find the person you're searching for, contact the Cemetery Department at 508-580-7833.

Search Cemetery Records

  1. Enter a last name and click the Search button.
  2. If you're not sure of the spelling, just enter the first few letters of the last name.
  3. You will be able to select the person you are looking for from the list.

Cemetery Search Results

Cemetery Board of Trustees

Please contact the City Clerk at 508-580-7114 for meeting times and locations.

Members

Daniel DePina
Frank Gurley
Anne McCormack
Cindy Ethier-Kostka
Adius Pierre

Agendas
Minutes
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