About Hanover Cemetery
Hanover Cemetery is a cemetery near Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana. The grounds sit at about 761 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Walter L. Fisher, Daniel Webster Fisher and Halbert Hains Britan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 435697. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Bethel Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Morgan and Nay Funeral Centre, Hanover Chapel in Hanover, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 58 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hanover. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hanover Cemetery
Among them: 3 writers, 1 scientist.
- Walter L. Fisher1862-1935American politician
- Daniel Webster Fisher1838-1913American educator
- Halbert Hains Britan1874-1945American philosopher
- Ira S. Allison1895-1990American geologist
- 14 Dec 1905 - 7 Apr 2004
- Jacob Smock1744-1825Sergeant , VA (20 May 1744-aft 1806)
- 29 Nov 1902 - 28 Mar 1991
- Joshua B. Garritt1832-1918Professor at Hanover College
- Katharine Agnes McAfee Parker1896-1980Indiana author 1896-1980
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hanover 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
38.70952, -85.46419
What Hanover 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
- Old Bethel CemeteryHanover, INCemetery1.6 mi
- Greenbriar CemeteryHanover, INCemetery1.7 mi
- Carmel CemeteryHanover, INCemetery2.4 mi
- Trout CemeteryBedford, KYCemetery2.9 mi
- McIntire CemeteryBedford, KYCemetery2.9 mi
- Scotland CemeteryHanover, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Slippery Point CemeteryHanover, INCemetery4.2 mi
- Higbie CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery4.4 mi
- Landon CemeteryHanover, INCemetery4.4 mi
- Indiana Veterans Memorial CemeteryNorth Madison, INVeterans cemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Hanover Cemetery
- Morgan and Nay Funeral Centre, Hanover Chapel0.4 miFuneral home · Hanover · (812) 866-2411
- Lytle Funeral Chapel, Inc4.7 miFuneral chapel · Madison · (812) 265-4021
- Vail-holt Funeral Homes4.8 miFuneral home · Madison · (812) 265-5112
- Holt Monuments, L.L.C.6.1 miMonument dealer · Madison · (812) 274-0231
- Morgan and Nay Funeral Center6.5 miFuneral home · North Madison
- Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre6.5 miFuneral home · Madison · (812) 265-5577
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