About Townsend Cemetery
Townsend Cemetery is a cemetery near Trenton, Gilchrist County, Florida. It lies about 15 mi south of Trenton. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Alan Stephenson Boyd. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 292386. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hatch Bend Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Daniels Funeral Homes Inc in Branford, about 9.9 mi away. It is one of 25 cemeteries we list in Gilchrist County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Trenton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Townsend Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- Alan Stephenson Boyd1922-2020American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Townsend 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
29.81990, -82.90128
What Townsend 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
- Hatch Bend CemeteryHigh Springs, FLCemetery2.1 mi
- Old Hatchbend CemeteryHigh Springs, FLCemetery2.5 mi
- New Hope Family Church CemeteryTrenton, FLChurch cemetery3.7 mi
- McCall's Chapel United Methodist Church CemeteryCross City, FLMethodist cemetery4.2 mi
- Sonshine Memorial GardenTrenton, FLMemorial park4.3 mi
- Hatchbend Apostolic Church CemeteryHigh Springs, FLChurch cemetery4.3 mi
- Hatchbend CemeteryHigh Springs, FLCemetery4.3 mi
- Frazier CemeteryCross City, FLCemetery4.3 mi
- Rock Sink Baptist Church CemeteryCross City, FLBaptist cemetery4.7 mi
- Bethel Church of Christ CemeteryTrenton, FLChurch cemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Townsend Cemetery
- Daniels Funeral Homes Inc9.9 miFuneral home · Branford · (386) 935-1124
- Watson-Milton Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Trenton · (352) 463-8888
- A Jerome Brown Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · High Springs · (386) 454-1110
- Evans-Carter Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · High Springs · (386) 454-2444
- Rick Gooding Funeral Homes19 miFuneral home · Cross City · (352) 498-5400
- Booker T Hunt Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Newberry · (352) 472-3244
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