Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Overview of Copps Hill Burial Ground

• Name:
  Copps Hill Burial Ground
• Also Known As:
  Copp's Hill Burying Ground
• Place Type:
  Cemetery
• Located In:
  Boston City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  This cemetery overlooks the Charles River. (US-T109)
• History (GNIS):
  This feature began as a cemetery in the 1660's. A century later it was used by the British as an emplacement for the cannon that fired on Americans at Bunker Hill. Cotton Mather and Edward Hartt, builder of the USS Constitution, are buried here (US-T109).
• Established:
  ?
• Condition:
  ?
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.367327542° 22' 02.4"N

  Longitude:-71.055879671° 03' 21.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • North End 0.2 mi. SE
  • Chelsea City 2.3 mi. NE
  • Everett City (Middlesex County) 2.7 mi. N
  • Somerville City (Middlesex County) 2.8 mi. NW
  • Cambridge City (Middlesex County) 3.1 mi. W
  • Boston City 3.1 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Kings Chapel Burying Ground 0.6 mi. S
  • Granary Burying Ground 0.7 mi. SW
  • Phipps Street 0.9 mi. NW
  • Bunker 0.9 mi. N
  • Central Burying Ground 1.1 mi. SW
  • Saint Francis deSales 1.1 mi. NW
  • Garden (Shawmut Street) (Chelsea City) 2 mi. NE
  • Bennington Street 2 mi. NE
  • South End Burying Ground 2.2 mi. SW
  • Saint Augustine Burying Ground 2.3 mi. S
  • Temple Ohabei Shalom 2.3 mi. NE
  • Somerville (Somerville City, Middlesex County) 2.6 mi. NW
• Elevation:
  14 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  313239943
• Updated Apr 27, 2020