Fairview Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts)

Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery on Main Street in Westford, Massachusetts. This cemetery is located on Main Street at the corner of Tadmuck Road. It was originally called East Burying Ground and Snow Cemetery. The oldest tombstone dates to 1702, making it one of the town's oldest cemeteries. The cemetery sits on 10.5 acres, a substantial enlargement that began in the 1860s, when new portions of the cemetery were laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style.[2]

Fairview Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Fairview Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts)
Fairview Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Fairview Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts)
LocationWestford, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°35′13″N 71°25′15″W
Area10.45 acres (4.23 ha)
Built1876
NRHP reference No.04001472 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 2005

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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