Forest Hills Cemetery
MA - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, MA, United States
GRAVE
VISITOR INFORMATION
Main Forest Hills Avenue gate opens 8 a.m. daily with seasonal closing times. Office Mon to Fri 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., closed major holidays. Sculpture and self-guided scholar's tours are offered. Prices are not published.
FREE PUBLIC PARKING
Forest Hills is an active cemetery. Keep clear of services and memorials; dogs, bicycles and jogging are prohibited. Enter at Forest Hills Avenue and collect a free grave map at the office.
PUBLIC RESTROOMS
SITE FEATURES
Gardens
Guided Tours
Performances & Programs
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
Late May-June or September-October for Forest Hills Cemetery’s landscape and memorials. Use the operator’s current gate times, which vary seasonally, and allow funerals priority. Check in with the office before photography.
HISTORIC SITES NEARBY
Nearby Historic Sites
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Landmark
WHO WAS HERE
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About Forest Hills Cemetery
Burial place of Joseph Warren.
Forest Hills Cemetery maintains Joseph Warren’s reinterred remains, family plot, and memorial within its landscaped rural-cemetery grounds. The marked burial is publicly accessible during cemetery hours, while the nonprofit cemetery protects monuments, roads, horticulture, archives, and the broader historic setting.
History happened here at Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery contains the documented grave of Joseph Warren. Joseph Warren was a Boston physician and patriot leader killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Current resting place; remains were moved several times after the Battle of Bunker Hill.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
William Lloyd Garrison
William Dawes
Joseph Warren
EXTERNAL LINKS
foresthillscemetery.com: https://foresthillscemetery.com/history/
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-joseph-warren.htm
Forest Hills Cemetery was established in 1848. The row's 17 June 1775 date instead corresponds to Joseph Warren's death at Bunker Hill; his remains were later reinterred in the family plot here. The cemetery's garden landscape and monuments therefore postdate the Revolutionary War event. Consult the cemetery operator for visiting information.
Accessed 2026-09-30