About Thornton Cemetery
Thornton Cemetery is a cemetery near North Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. It lies about 11 mi southwest of North Madison. The grounds sit at about 627 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 444734. The nearest other listed cemetery is Risk Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison, about 9.9 mi away. It is one of 58 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, North Madison. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.87982, -85.25166
What Thornton 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
- Risk CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery1.1 mi
- Pullum CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery2.0 mi
- Mermoud CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery2.3 mi
- Conner CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery2.5 mi
- Whitham CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery2.9 mi
- Buchanan CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery2.9 mi
- Risk CemeteryVersailles, INCemetery3.0 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryDillsboro, INCemetery3.7 mi
- Pleasant CemeteryVevay, INCemetery3.7 mi
- Indian Kentuck CemeteryNorth Madison, INCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Thornton Cemetery
- Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre9.9 miFuneral home · Madison · (812) 265-5577
- Morgan and Nay Funeral Center9.9 miFuneral home · North Madison
- Holt Monuments, L.L.C.10 miMonument dealer · Madison · (812) 274-0231
- Vail-holt Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Madison · (812) 265-5112
- Lytle Funeral Chapel, Inc12 miFuneral chapel · Madison · (812) 265-4021
- Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Versailles · (812) 689-1171
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.