Topsfield Town Government

Park & Cemetery Department

Staff:

  • Stephen J. Shepard, Superintendent
  • Paul Fontaine, Assistant Superintendent
  • Constance Rowe, Secretary

Contact Information:

  • Park and Cemetery Office
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Haverill Road
  • (978) 887-1525
  • Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • All other times by appointment only.After hours emergency: please call (978) 887-2116

Description:

The Topsfield Park and Cemetery Department is responsible for managing and maintaining the parks and cemeteries of the Town of Topsfield. The Department is supervised by the Park and Cemetery Commissioners.

 

The Town parks include Klock Park (located between North Street and Route 1, with access from North Street), Pye Brook Park (located between Bare Hill Road and Route 97/Haverhill Road, with access from Haverhill Road). Other parks in the Town include Emerson Park, Normandy Row Park and the Common. Information concerning the use of the Town parks by athletic teams or other groups is available at the Topsfield Park and Cemetery Office. The Topsfield Park and Cemetery Department offers active and leisure recreation activities. These many activities include soccer, baseball, lacrosse, football, volleyball, horseshoes, nature observation and picnicking.

 

The cemeteries in the Town of Topsfield are multi-denominational. There are residence requirements to purchase lots. Information concerning the purchase of lots or rules and regulations may be obtained from the Superintendent. The Pine Grove Cemetery is located on Route 97 (Haverhill Road) and has approximately forty acres. Boston Street Cemetery is located on Route 1 near the Topsfield Police Department and has approximately two and a half acres. South Side Cemetery is located on Rowley Bridge Road and has approximately one acre. All of these cemeteries include graves of historical interest. Some of the graves are dated to the earliest period of settlement in Topsfield.

 

The Topsfield Park and Cemetery Department also maintains the grounds of the Topsfield Town Hall, the Topsfield Town Library, Public Works Facility, Police Station, Steward Elementary School, Proctor Elementary School, Emerson Park, Grove Street Tennis Courts, Steward Tennis Courts, Normandy Row Park, Commuter Lot, Wheatland (Sled) Hill, ten baseball diamonds, properties at the Fairgrounds which are utilized for Town sports and infrastructures within these properties.

 

For more information and certain forms, please visit the Park and Cemetery Department at www.topsfieldpublicworks.org.

 

The Park and Cemetery Department works closely with the Recreation Committee and the Topsfield Athletic Association.