About Washington Colony Cemetery
Washington Colony Cemetery is a cemetery near Easton, Fresno County, California. It lies about 1.4 mi north of Easton. The grounds sit at about 279 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Joe Nishimoto and Jack W. Kelso. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 237271. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fowler Cemetery, about 6.0 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Funeraria Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler, about 4.9 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Fresno County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 51 listings in Fresno County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Easton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Washington Colony Cemetery
Among them: 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Joe Nishimoto1919-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Jack W. Kelso1934-1952United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Washington Colony 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
36.62939, -119.78984
What Washington Colony 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
- Fowler CemeteryFowler, CACemetery6.0 mi
- Raisin City CemeteryCaruthers, CAMunicipal cemetery6.9 mi
- Fresno Pet CemeteryFresno, CAPet cemetery8.1 mi
- Belmont Memorial ParkFresno, CAMemorial park8.2 mi
- Masis Ararat CemeteryFresno, CACemetery8.4 mi
- Calvary CemeteryFresno, CACemetery8.5 mi
- Independent Order of Oddfellows CemeteryFresno, CACemetery8.5 mi
- Mountain View CemeteryFresno, CACemetery8.5 mi
- Ben Gow CemeteryFresno, CACemetery8.5 mi
- Chinese CemeteryFresno, CACemetery8.6 mi
Funeral homes near Washington Colony Cemetery
- Funeraria Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Fowler · (559) 834-5746
- Shant Bhavan Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Fowler · (559) 834-3211
- Wallin's Fowler Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Fowler · (559) 834-2531
- Jesse E. Cooley Jr Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Fresno · (559) 268-8048
- Fresno Funeral Chapel6.9 miFuneral chapel · Fresno · (559) 233-1174
- United Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Fresno · (559) 577-7730
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