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Chicopee Cemeteries

City of Chicopee Public Cemeteries (for more information visit the city’s website):

  • Fairview Cemetery: Located on Armory Street and off of Abbey Memorial Drive, it has cemetery lots for sale and accepts burials for residents and non-residents. 
  • East Street Cemetery: East Street and first constructed in 1825
  • Maple Grove Cemetery: 45 Auburn Street.  Originally called the Cabotville Burying Ground,  it was established in 1836.

Private Cemeteries:

  • Calvary Cemetery: Located on Hampden Street, Chicopee (Marble Ave at Hampden St.) established in 1836 in association with Holy Name of Jesus Church (Catholic).
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery: 800 Montgomery Street. Established in 1924 by St. Stanislaus Catholic Church (Polish Catholic).
  • St. Patrick’s Cemetery: Located on Fuller Road (Irish Catholic).
  • Rodphey Sholom Cemetery: Located on Pendleton Rd. (Jewish Cemetery).
  • St. Rose de Lima Cemetery: Located on Olsen Street and Christopher Street. Associated with the St. Rose de Lima Parish on Grattan Street and St. George Church on Maple Street (French Catholic).
  • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery: 1 Bennett Street. Purchased from Chicopee on June 26 1897 from a portion of the land of Fairview Cemetery. It belongs to the Holy Mother of the Rosary Church which is a Polish National Church in Chicopee.
Chicopee Historical Society

Founded in 1986, the Chicopee Historical Society’s mission has been to aid residents in the rediscovery and preservation of their history in the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts. In pursuit of that mission, the Society organizes programs for all ages and aids in local research through our docents and archives.
Subject: History, Local History