About Saint Boniface Cemetery
Saint Boniface Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It lies about 2.2 mi south of Lafayette. The grounds sit at about 594 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Albert Overhauser and Walter Francis Edgell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 442504. The nearest other listed cemetery is Spring Vale Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Simplicity Funeral Care in Lafayette, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Tippecanoe County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Tippecanoe County dates to 1824.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lafayette. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Boniface Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 World War II veteran.
- Albert Overhauser1925-2011American physicist
- Walter Francis Edgell1916-1999Ph.D. Harvard University 1944
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Boniface 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
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What Saint Boniface 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
- Spring Vale CemeteryLafayette, INChurch cemetery0.3 mi
- Rest Haven Memorial ParkLafayette, INMemorial park1.1 mi
- St. Joseph CemeteryLafayette, INChristian cemetery1.3 mi
- Greenbush CemeteryLafayette, INCemetery1.6 mi
- Grand View CemeteryWest Lafayette, INCemetery2.5 mi
- Grandview CemeteryWest Lafayette, INCemetery2.5 mi
- Indiana Veterans Home CemeteryWest Lafayette, INVeterans cemetery2.5 mi
- Swisher - Hurtz CemeteryBattle Ground, INCemetery2.6 mi
- North Union CemeteryBattle Ground, INCemetery4.2 mi
- Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Cemetery1718 West 350 North, West Lafayette, INChristian cemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Boniface Cemetery
- Simplicity Funeral Care1.1 miFuneral home · Lafayette · (765) 742-6840
- Comfort Cremations1.7 miCremation provider · Lafayette · (866) 875-6833
- Hippensteel Funeral Service and Crematory2.0 miCremation provider · Lafayette · (765) 742-7302
- Hahn-groeber Funeral Homes2.3 miFuneral home · Lafayette · (765) 742-7873
- Fisher Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services2.3 miFuneral chapel · Lafayette · (765) 742-1117
- Fund The Funeral2.3 miFuneral home · Lafayette · (800) 494-4503
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Boniface Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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