About Meridian Cemetery
Meridian Cemetery is a cemetery near Meridian, Ada County, Idaho. It lies about 0.7 mi northwest of Meridian. The grounds sit at about 2,625 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Gracie Pfost and Amy Mendenhall Cooke Ambrose. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 373908. The nearest other listed cemetery is Terrace Lawn Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Idaho Funeral Services Association in Meridian, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Ada County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Ada County dates to 1890. 2 of the 17 listings in Ada County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Meridian. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Meridian Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Gracie Pfost1906-1965American politician
- Amy Mendenhall Cooke Ambrose1886-1968American botanical collector, scientific illustrator, high school teacher and librarian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Meridian 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
43.60339, -116.38295
What Meridian 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
- Terrace Lawn Cemetery4225 East Fairview Avenue, Meridian, IDCemetery2.4 mi
- Cloverdale Memorial ParkMeridian, IDMemorial park2.8 mi
- Five Mile CemeteryMeridian, ID · est. 1890Cemetery3.2 mi
- Joplin Cemetery12250 West Chinden Boulevard, Eagle, IDCemetery4.8 mi
- Mountain View CemeteryGarden City, IDCemetery5.0 mi
- Lower Fairview Cemetery7880 West McMillan Road, Meridian, IDCemetery6.2 mi
- Dry Creek Cemetery9600 West Hill Road, Boise, IDCemetery7.3 mi
- Idaho State Veterans Cemetery10100 North Horseshoe Bend Road, Boise, IDVeterans cemetery7.5 mi
- Morris Hill Cemetery317 North Latah Street, Boise, IDMunicipal cemetery7.6 mi
- Kuna Cemetery1321 West Boise Street, Kuna, IDCemetery7.8 mi
Funeral homes near Meridian Cemetery
- Idaho Funeral Services Association0.8 miFuneral home · Meridian · (208) 888-2730
- Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home0.8 miCremation provider · Meridian · (208) 888-4454
- Accent Funeral Home and Cremation1.0 miFuneral home · Meridian · (208) 215-3351
- Cloverdale Funeral Home, Cemetery and Cremation2.6 miFuneral home · Boise · (208) 375-2212
- Summers Funeral Homes2.7 miFuneral home · Meridian · (208) 214-5244
- All Valley Cremation5.0 miCremation provider · Boise · (208) 247-0480
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