About Edgemont Cemetery
Edgemont Cemetery is a cemetery near Saks, Calhoun County, Alabama. It lies about 0.8 mi northwest of Saks. The grounds sit at about 833 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including George T. Anderson, Elvin McCary and Tommy O'Brien. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 117859. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Anniston, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in Calhoun County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Saks. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Edgemont Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 baseball player, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- George T. Anderson1824-1901Confederate Army general
- Elvin McCary1907-1981American politician
- Tommy O'Brien1918-1978American baseball player
- Perry Stephens1958-2005American actor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Edgemont Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
33.69066, -85.82858
What Edgemont 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
- Fort McClellan EPW CemeterySaks, ALCemetery2.2 mi
- Hillside CemeteryAnniston, ALCemetery2.3 mi
- Highland CemeteryAnniston, ALCemetery2.4 mi
- Westview Gardens CemeteryWest End-Cobb Town, ALCemetery2.6 mi
- Lloyds Chapel CemeterySaks, ALChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Golden Springs CemeteryAnniston, ALCemetery3.9 mi
- Anniston Memorial GardensSaks, ALMemorial park4.2 mi
- Halls Chapel CemeteryWeaver, ALChristian cemetery4.2 mi
- Forestlawn GardensAnniston, ALCemetery4.5 mi
- Union Grove CemeteryOxford, ALCemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Edgemont Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Anniston · (256) 820-5151
- Chapel Hill Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Anniston · (256) 236-3441
- Gray Brown-Service Mortuary2.0 miMortuary · Anniston · (256) 236-3441
- Ervin Funeral Chapel2.1 miFuneral chapel · Anniston · (256) 237-1717
- Goodson Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Anniston
- S.M. Goodson Funeral Home | Anniston Chapel2.4 miFuneral home · Anniston · (256) 237-9771
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