About Eastern Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery is a cemetery near Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Quincy. The grounds sit at about 239 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William M. Corry, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 282039. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Columbarium, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Independent Funeral Home in Quincy, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 127 cemeteries we list in Gadsden County, and 86 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 33 of the 127 listings in Gadsden County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Quincy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Eastern Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War I veteran.
- William M. Corry, Jr.1889-1920United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Eastern 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
30.58880, -84.57046
What Eastern 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
- Saint Pauls Episcopal Church ColumbariumQuincy, FLEpiscopal cemetery0.5 mi
- Williams CemeteryQuincy, FLCemetery0.6 mi
- Western CemeteryQuincy, FLCemetery0.8 mi
- Sunnyvale CemeteryQuincy, FLCemetery1.2 mi
- Hillcrest Cemetery600 County Road 268, Quincy, FLCemetery1.4 mi
- Seaboard CemeteryM L King Jr Boulevard, Quincy, FLBaptist cemetery1.4 mi
- Smith CemeteryQuincy, FLCemetery2.0 mi
- Fain Hill CemeteryQuincy, FLCemetery2.0 mi
- John Virginia Smith CemeteryQuincy, FLCemetery2.2 mi
- Gee Family CemeteryQuincy, FLFamily cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Eastern Cemetery
- Independent Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Quincy · (850) 875-1529
- Lifesong Funerals & Cremations0.3 miFuneral home · Quincy · (850) 627-1111
- Lynn-Hadley Mortuary0.5 miMortuary · Quincy · (850) 498-3115
- Reed & Hall Mortuary Corp0.5 miMortuary · Quincy · (850) 627-5700
- Charles McClellan Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Quincy · (850) 627-7677
- Ivey Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Quincy · (850) 627-1956
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