SOUTH ROAD CEMETERY
This Cemetery has had several confusing names according to record keepers, however the location below is correct for the burials listed.
Also known as the Salisbury P.O. Cemetery (opposite the old post office in the Crossroads Store) and the Congregational Cemetery though it is not part of the church but is nearly behind it.
LOCATION: Going north, at the junction of Route 4 and Route 127 (South Road) take a right. The Cemetery is on the left two houses past the Congregational Church. Cemetery is groomed. It is not visible from the road as it is literally in the backyard of the second house and behind their barn. The access lane is their driveway right alongside the house. Should you have an interest in visiting this cemetery, out of courtesy may we suggest if possible you inform them of your interest in before visiting or upon arrival introduce yourself.
From The History of Salisbury by John Dearborn 1890:
“The land for the cemetery at the South Road was given by Capt. John Webster, and was originally about one-half of an acre. An addition was made on the north in 1879. The oldest stone is erected to the memory of Nathaniel Huntoon, who died October19, 1784.”
“Four ministers, several of the deacons of the Congregational church, the Bartletts, the Websters, The Beans, the Calefs, and many former residents of the South Road are buried in this ground.”
The list is a compilation of data from the study of tombstones by Priscilla Hammond in 1933.