The Burying Ground covers over 4 and a half acres
next to the fresh water of Sider's Pond. This was the site of the
initial settlement of Falmouth, then called Suckanesset. Here is
where the first meeting house was located and the Falmouth Militia
trained and drilled.
There are no records existing from the founding of
this burial ground. The only record surviving from antiquity is the
transcription of Rev. Henry Herbert Smythe from 1903 which was
published in
The Falmouth Enterprise
from October 17, 1903 through February 6, 1904. Rev. Smythe also made a map, which is kept at
The
Falmouth Historical Society.
Mr. Bill Houge, Editor and Publisher of The
Falmouth Enterprise graciously permitted us to scan the
newspaper articles for you.
In the future we will be adding photographs of the
gravestones, a more complete history of The Falmouth Old Town
Burying Ground, Vital Record information, etc. If you have
family buried here, please contact the
WebMaster.
