The town of Billerica has seven cemeteries, the South, the Old Corner, the Rogers, the Smallpox, the North, the Job Hill, and the Fox Hill.
The Billerica Public Library is very pleased to announce that we have digital catalogs and photographs for all of these cemeteries except Fox Hill. Indexes and catalogs are available through the links below. Information regarding the Fox Hill Cemetery is available through the Cemetery Commission at 978-671-0946.
The South Cemetery was given to the Town of Billerica in April 1663 by Ralph Hill, Sr.; the half-acre lot was the first established cemetery in town. Ralph Hill Sr. died just a few days after this donation, and it is assumed he was the first to be buried here, although there is no marker standing to confirm this. Many of Billerica’s most prominent first settlers are buried here. The South Burying Ground is located at the junction of Concord Road and French Street.
The following catalog index has been created by Eagle Scout Joshua P. Baustert, Troop 651, Billerica, MA. For his Eagle Project, Joshua took on the daunting task of cataloging, photographing and mapping all of the monuments in the South Burying Ground. Great care was taken for detail and accuracy.
The full catalog, including epitaphs and photographs, are available at the Billerica Public Library or specific inquiries may be made via email to the Reference Department.
We wish to express our deep appreciation to Joshua for all his time and effort.
According to Rev. Henry Hazen’s History of Billerica, the Old Corner Burying Ground, located on Pollard Street just north of the intersection with Boston Road and Floyd Street, was set aside from common land in 1707. John Farmer wrote, “On the 4 April, 1707, the north burying ground was located. It is five rods on the road, and twenty rods in length.”
There is a marker just inside the gate that states “Within repose in unknown graves soldiers of the American Revolution.” It is the second oldest cemetery in town and, as such, contains the graves of many of our historically significant figures.
The full catalog, including epitaphs and photographs, are available at the Billerica Public Library or specific inquiries may be made via email to the Reference Department.
Located on High Street at the Billerica/Tewksbury line. There are no longer any grave markers in this cemetery, just a single stone erected by Josiah Rogers for his family. The plot dates to 1803.
The Smallpox Cemetery is one of Billerica’s hidden historical wonders. There aren’t any individual headstones, just a lovely marker hidden and forgotten in the trees along the railroad tracks. This marker was erected in memory of and to designate the place where six individuals were buried who died of the smallpox in August of 1811. The marker is south of the High Street Bridge on the south side of the tracks at the bend. Please stay off of the tracks and do not trespass on private property.
Erected in Memory of and to designate a place where
Asa Frost
Asa Frost Jr.
Levi Frost
Eleazer Farmer
Sarah Hodgman
Samuel T. Batcheller
were buried who died of the small pox August 1811.
Erected 1835
Restored 1978 by BSA Troop 55(BSA) Billerica, MA
- Asa Frost of Chelmsford, son of Ebenezer and Esther, born Mar. 13, 1767, married Rhoda Trull (daughter of Samuel Trull) of Billerica, at Billerica on July 25, 1790. [Rhoda, born May 31, 1759, died Sept. 23, 1849.]
- Asa Frost, Jr., son of Asa and Rhoda, born May 29, 1790 in Chelmsford.
- Levy Frost of Chelmsford, son of Ebenezer and Esther, born Sept. 25, 1772.
- Eleazer Farmer of Chelmsford, son of Simeon and Mary, baptized Feb. 1, 1767.
- Sarah Hodgman
- Samuel T. Batcheller, son of Joseph and Hannah (daughter of Samuel Trull, sister of Rhoda Frost), born April 24, 1811
The North Cemetery was established in 1816, although, like many of the other cemeteries in town, there were burials earlier than the established date. The cemetery is on Salem Road just east of Pollard Street and adjacent to the railroad track. There are some very beautiful and interesting stones located here including some from the Revolutionary War.
The following catalog index has been created by Eagle Scout Daniel Caulfield, Troop 11, Billerica, MA. For his Eagle Project, Daniel took on the daunting task of cataloging, photographing and mapping all of the monuments in the North Cemetery. The full catalog, including epitaphs and photographs, are available at the Billerica Public Library or specific inquiries may be made via email to the Reference Department.
We wish to express our deep appreciation to Daniel for all his time and effort!
The Hill Cemetery (more commonly known as the Job Hill Cemetery) at the corner of Nashua Road (Rte 4) and Dudley Road was established in 1828. This is the burial site of Job Hill, many of his family members, and some of the workers and neighbors of the Hill Machine Shop, which was established by Jonathan Hill, Esq., (son of Job). The Hill machine shop manufactured a leather splitting machine that had been invented by another Billerica citizen, Samuel Parker.
The Fox Hill Cemetery was established in 1856 and is our most current and most widely used cemetery today. It is located at 130 Andover Road. The Billerica Public Library has not yet created a catalog of this cemetery but information regarding the Fox Hill Cemetery is available through the Cemetery Commission at 978-671-0946. Find A Grave has entered some information for this cemetery.