About Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida. It lies about 1.9 mi south of Lake Placid. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Austin L. Rand and Rheua Vaughn Medden. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 287967. The nearest other listed cemetery is Whitten Cemetery, about 12 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Michael A Brochetti Funeral Home in Lake Placid, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 11 cemeteries we list in Highlands County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lake Placid. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
- Austin L. Rand1905-1982Canadian zoologist
- Rheua Vaughn Medden1905-1985American zoologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak 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
27.32471, -81.36540
What Oak 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 Oak Hill Cemetery
- Michael A Brochetti Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Lake Placid · (863) 465-9997
- Scott Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory2.0 miCremation provider · Lake Placid · (863) 329-2824
- Morris Funeral Chapel13 miFuneral chapel · Sebring · (863) 385-0101
- Swann's Mortuary13 miMortuary · Sebring · (863) 382-0737
- Dowden Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Sebring · (863) 385-1546
- Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Sebring · (863) 385-0125
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