About Benford Cemetery
Benford Cemetery is a cemetery near Decatur, Limestone County, Alabama. It lies about 9.4 mi southeast of Decatur. The grounds sit at about 656 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 148817. The nearest other listed cemetery is Binford Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is The People's Funeral Home of North Alabama in Tanner, about 7.6 mi away. It is one of 184 cemeteries we list in Limestone County, and 121 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 184 listings in Limestone County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Decatur. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
34.70981, -87.08973
What Benford Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Binford CemeteryDecatur, ALCemetery0.4 mi
- Cox Cemetery11954 Nuclear Plant Road, Athens, ALCemetery0.8 mi
- Mason CemeteryAthens, ALCemetery1.9 mi
- Bethlehem CemeteryDecatur, ALCemetery2.0 mi
- Proctor CemeteryAthens, ALCemetery2.3 mi
- Wallace Cemetery12251 Shaw Road, Athens, ALCemetery2.7 mi
- Hatchett Cemetery15644 Goode Road, Tanner, ALCemetery2.9 mi
- Baker CemeteryCounty Road 436, Hillsboro, ALChristian cemetery3.1 mi
- Malone CemeteryDecatur, ALCemetery3.2 mi
- Riddle Cemetery12509 Ripley Road, Athens, ALCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Benford Cemetery
- The People's Funeral Home of North Alabama7.6 miFuneral home · Tanner · (256) 232-1600
- Peoples Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Tanner · (256) 232-1600
- Spry Funeral Homes Inc8.4 miFuneral home · Athens · (256) 232-2622
- Reynolds Funeral Home Inc8.7 miFuneral home · Decatur · (256) 353-6602
- Royal Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Athens · (256) 232-4822
- Royal Funderal Home Inc Masons Chapel8.8 miFuneral home · Athens
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