The Longmeadow Cemetery was created by the Longmeadow Parish in 1718 and the first person buried was Experience Hale in 1719. The oldest gravestone recorded in the current database is for Mary Colton, age 83 who died on October 10, 1682. This gravestone (with no remains) was moved from the old Pine Street cemetery in Springfield, MA to the Longmeadow Cemetery.
549 known military veterans representing the colonial period to the present day are buried in the Longmeadow Cemetery. The records show John Gunn who died on 9/17/1726 as the first veteran to be buried in the cemetery. He was a quartermaster in the Militia and fought in the Colonial Wars. Several Longmeadow Minute Men and Revolutionary War veterans and their families are buried here.
Private tours can be scheduled by advance request. Public "Tales from the Cemetery" tours are offered annually.
