Cemetery Division

Rosedale cemetery

The Cemetery Division is part of the Public Works Department and is responsible for: 

  • Grounds maintenance
  • Record-keeping for the five cemeteries in Manchester

Interment signature form

To see availability in Pleasant Grove, please click Cemetery Location Finder link above. Rosedale Cemeteries have not been mapped fully, data from these cemeteries is more challenging. We will continue to work on Rosedale cemeteries. Please note if you have recently purchased a lot it may not show on map as we update on a yearly basis. Any questions or corrections, please email Ruth Fitzgerald @ fitzgeraldr@manchester.ma.us.

All inquiries contact Ruth Fitzgerald:
fitzgeraldr@manchester.ma.us
978-526-1242

List of Cemeteries
1661 Cemetery

Located on the corner of Summer and Washington Street, 1661 Cemetery is Manchester’s oldest Cemetery.

Union Cemetery

Union Cemetery, located on School Street, is filled with many familiar names, mostly those lost in the Civil War.

Rosedale Cemetery

Rosedale Cemetery, located on School Street and Rosedale Avenue, is also home to Crowell Chapel

Rosedale Extension Cemetery

Rosedale Extension Cemetery, located north of Pleasant Street, across from Rosedale Cemetery.

Pleasant Grove Cemetery


Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located on the corner of Pine Street and Pleasant Street. This is the only cemetery that has available Lot space to purchase. Only Manchester residents may purchase cemetery Lots.

Cemetery space is sold by an individual lot or a four-grave lot. The four-grave lot is allowed an upright marker (headstone), whereas the individual lot is restricted to a flat marker set flush with the ground.