[1] The Main Street Cemetery is located on the western fringe of Dalton's developed downtown area, near its town line with Pittsfield.

The cemetery grounds consist of meandering gravel paths, dotted with mature trees and other plantings.

[2] The oldest portion of the cemetery appears to be its northeastern section, which is where the town's first meeting house was located.

The two largest plots in the cemetery are those of the Crane and Weston families, both of which have been historically important to the town's papermaking business.

The cemetery chapel, built in 1907, is a prominent local example of Gothic Revival architecture, designed by the Pittsfield firm of Harding & Seaver.