About Thornton Cemetery
Thornton Cemetery is a cemetery near Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. It lies about 18 mi east of Grove Hill. The grounds sit at about 187 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 127929. The nearest other listed cemetery is Coffeeville Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Coopers Chapel in Silas, about 13 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Clarke County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grove Hill. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.74533, -88.08009
What Thornton 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
- Coffeeville CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery1.1 mi
- Kiels CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery2.3 mi
- James CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery2.9 mi
- Ulcanush CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery2.9 mi
- Jordan CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery4.1 mi
- Moore CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery5.0 mi
- Webb CemeteryGrove Hill, ALCemetery5.2 mi
- McDowell CemeteryChatom, ALCemetery5.3 mi
- Griffin Chapel CemeteryGrove Hill, ALChurch cemetery5.4 mi
- Overstreet CemeteryJackson, ALCemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Thornton Cemetery
- Coopers Chapel13 miFuneral home · Silas
- Christian Memorial Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Millry · (251) 846-2076
- Phillips Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Gilbertown · (251) 843-5290
- Park Grove Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Grove Hill · (334) 357-5455
- Lathan Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Jackson · (251) 246-2363
- Lathan Funeral Home & Magnolia Lawn Cemetery19 miFuneral home · Grove Hill · (251) 847-2129
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