About Prescott National Cemetery
Prescott National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. It lies about 1.3 mi west of Prescott. The grounds sit at about 5,417 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including William Jennings Gardner, Nicholas Foran and William T. Brooks. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2059216. The nearest other listed cemetery is Memorial Park, about 0.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home in Prescott, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Yavapai County, and 13 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 63 listings in Yavapai County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Prescott. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prescott National Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War I veteran.
- William Jennings Gardner1884-1965American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator, law-enforcement agent
- Nicholas Foran1844-1927United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- William T. Brooks1887-1964
People whose Wikidata entry gives Prescott National 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
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What Prescott National 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.
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Funeral homes near Prescott National Cemetery
- Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Prescott · (928) 445-2221
- Hampton Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Prescott · (928) 778-4400
- Heritage Memory Mortuary1.6 miMortuary · Prescott · (928) 445-1881
- Sunrise Funeral Home and Crematory7.6 miCremation provider · Prescott Valley · (928) 772-7475
- Ruffner-wakelin Funeral Homes And Crematory Bradshaw Chapel7.9 miCremation provider · Prescott Valley · (928) 772-2296
- Affordable Burial & Cremation llc8.3 miCremation provider · Prescott Valley · (928) 458-7409
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