About Birch Hill Cemetery
Birch Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It lies about 2.0 mi southwest of Fairbanks. The grounds sit at about 561 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Mike Stepovich, Harry Karstens and Ivar Skarland. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1397648. The nearest other listed cemetery is Clay Street Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Chapel of Chimes in Fairbanks, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 4 cemeteries we list in Fairbanks North Star Borough, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fairbanks. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Birch Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- Mike Stepovich1919-20149th Governor of Alaska Territory
- Harry Karstens1878-1955American government official, mountain climber and outdoorsman
- Ivar Skarland1889-1965Norwegian anthropologist
- Earnest B. Collins1873-1967Miner
- Charles Parr1918-2000American politician
- H. R. Herning1916-1996American ranger and botanical collector
- John Hall1891-1967American politician
- Paul Greimann1902-1985American politician
- Walter LeFevre1918-1967American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Birch Hill 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
64.86033, -147.67127
What Birch Hill 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
Funeral homes near Birch Hill Cemetery
- Chapel of Chimes1.6 miFuneral chapel · Fairbanks · (907) 456-5566
- Blanchard Family Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Fairbanks · (907) 482-3232
- Fairbanks Funeral Home & Crematory4.6 miCremation provider · Fairbanks · (907) 451-1110
- North Pole Chapel of The Chimes Funeral Home12 miFuneral chapel · North Pole · (907) 488-5525
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