Find a Grave

For a Greenlawn cemetery gravesite by name of deceased

The City of Salem has contracted with an online records management service for a central database for burial information for Greenlawn Cemetery.

Search burial record + by first and last name

Enter the following in the entry areas:

State: Massachusetts

Location: Salem

Cemetery: Greenlawn

EXAMPLE ENTRY

Last Name: Stroyer

First Name: Jacob

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FIND DETAILS + LOCATION

The search results will show details of the grave location and burial date plus a map of the cemetery with the lot locations. can be seen in the Greenlawn Cemetery office, which is generally open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM-Noon. The office is located about halfway down Orne Street inside the cemetery’s side gates. Small cemetery maps (without lot numbers) are available outside the office at the information board.

You may be able to find additional information using the search parameters of another online source: www.FindAGrave.com In the Rev. Stroyer’s case, at FindAGrave, you will also see the date of his death: 2/07/1908 and a brief biography of his remarkable life as a slave freed through the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War and his connections with Salem. The information in this source is provided by volunteers.

Greenlawn Cemetery Office | Orne Street, Salem. MA | Open Monday – Friday 8:00 AM-Noon.

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