About Key West Cemetery
Key West Cemetery is a cemetery near Key West, Monroe County, Florida. It lies about 0.8 mi east of Key West. The grounds sit at about 7 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Livingston Wellesley Bethel, Bernie Papy and Joseph Yates Porter II. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 298660. The nearest other listed cemetery is Peary Court Naval Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dean-Lopez Funeral Home in Key West, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 5 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Key West. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Key West Cemetery
Among them: 2 physicians, 1 World War I veteran.
- Livingston Wellesley Bethel1845-1914American politician
- Bernie Papy1902-1964Politician from Florida, US
- Joseph Yates Porter II1847-1927American physician
- Alexander Patterson1797-1870(1797-1870) Mayor of Key West, Florida
- Edward Cole Howe1831-1880
- Elena Milagro Hoyos1909-1931
- James Albert Waddell1842-1904Mayor of Key West, Florida
- John Lowe Jr.1833-1917(1833-1917) Florida businessman
- Mary Elizabeth Lowe1836-1919
- Walter C. Maloney1813-1884
- Arturo Gervasio Castillo1858-1921(1858-1921) Cuban-American physician
- Bienvenido Garcia Perez1900-1972Key West Chief of Police from 1946 to 1957
Show all 17 notable burials
- James Berrian Hopkins1857-1921Key West police officer
- Joseph Charles Whalton III1880-1938
- Joseph Yates Porter III1881-1955American military officer
- Oliverio Fernandez1939-2022American soldier
- Ralph Beryl Pinder1889-1947(1889-1947) Key West Fire Chief
People whose Wikidata entry gives Key West 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
24.55634, -81.79500
What Key West 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 Key West Cemetery
- Dean-Lopez Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Key West · (305) 294-1066
- Key West Mortuary0.5 miMortuary · Key West · (305) 294-3069
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