About Parkhill Cemetery
Parkhill Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It lies about 4.5 mi southwest of Columbus. The grounds sit at about 322 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Richard Wilson, Elmer Riddle and George Cecil Woodruff. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 320206. The nearest other listed cemetery is Gentian Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Striffler-Hamby Mortuary - Columbus in Columbus, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Muscogee County, and 80 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 78 listings in Muscogee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Parkhill Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors, 2 baseball players, 1 football player, 1 musician, 1 scientist, 1 World War I veteran.
- Richard Wilson1965-1999American professional wrestler
- Elmer Riddle1914-1984American baseball player
- George Cecil Woodruff1888-1968American football player and coach
- Sam McQuagg1935-2009American racing driver
- Tim Wilson1961-2014American comedian
- Glesca Marshall1906-1987American actress
- John Henry Land1918-2011American military personnel
- Skeeter Newsome1910-1989Major League Baseball shortstop
- Jack P. Mickle1925-2006US politician
- Spec Richardson1922-2016American baseball executive
- Quan Zheng1935-2020Chinese Canadian professor of mathematics, Ph.D. Clemson University 1992
People whose Wikidata entry gives Parkhill 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
32.49736, -84.92354
What Parkhill 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
- Gentian CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.0 mi
- Lindsay Family CemeteryColumbus, GAFamily cemetery1.0 mi
- Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryColumbus, GABaptist cemetery1.1 mi
- Smith Grove Church CemeteryColumbus, GAChurch cemetery1.3 mi
- American Revolutionary CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Thomas Episcopal Church ColumbariumColumbus, GAEpiscopal cemetery2.1 mi
- Nix CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery2.1 mi
- Lynch - Duncan Family CemeteryColumbus, GAFamily cemetery2.2 mi
- Patrick CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery2.3 mi
- Midway Methodist Blow GraveyardColumbus, GAMethodist cemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Parkhill Cemetery
- Striffler-Hamby Mortuary - Columbus0.4 miMortuary · Columbus · (706) 563-2372
- Vance Brooks Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 323-8152
- McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory0.9 miCremation provider · Columbus · (706) 569-8015
- Lambs International Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 940-0744
- Hill-Watson Memorial Chapel at Rose Hill LLC3.4 miFuneral chapel · Columbus · (762) 524-7709
- Progressive Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 685-8023
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