About Earlham Cemetery
Earlham Cemetery is a cemetery near Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It lies about 1.6 mi east of Richmond. The grounds sit at about 942 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 30 notable people buried here, including John Elwood Bundy, Thomas W. Bennett and David W. Dennis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 433862. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Andrew Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Doan & Mills Funeral Home in Richmond, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Wayne County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Richmond. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Earlham Cemetery
Among them: 7 writers, 5 artists, 3 US representatives, 2 actors, 2 business leaders, 1 football player, 1 basketball player, 1 Civil War veteran.
- John Elwood Bundy1853-1933American artist
- Thomas W. Bennett1831-1893American politician
- David W. Dennis1912-1999American politician
- William B. Leeds1861-1908American businessman
- Charles Conner1857-1905American artist
- David P. Holloway1809-1883American politician
- Henry U. Johnson1850-1939American politician, Indiana
- Lamar Lundy1935-2007American football player
- Clarisse Agnew1883-1904American actress
- Singin' Sam1888-1948American singer and actor
- Gaar Williams1880-1935Cartoonist
- John A. Bridgland1826-1890American diplomat, businessman, soldier
Show all 30 notable burials
- Maude Kaufman Eggemeyer1877-1959American artist
- Ellwood Morris1848-1940Artist
- Esther Griffin White1869-1954American writer, suffragist, and politician
- George W. Stigleman Sr.1836-1895American photographer
- Rudolph Leeds1886-1964American newspaper publisher and editor
- Sarah Iliff Davis1820-1909American milliner, business woman, philanthropist
- William Paul Quinn1788-1873American bishop
- Abram Gaar1819-1894American businessman
- Albert Whallon1884-1940American missionary
- Elizabeth Ellen Foulke1856-1941American author and public school teacher of Indiana
- James A. Thorp1896-1984American soil scientist
- James F. Hibberd1816-1903American physician
- Jeannette Gaar Leeds1862-1946
- John Finley1797-1866Indiana writer
- John Milton Gaar1823-1900American businessman
- Martha Curl Dennis1840-1897Indiana writer ?-1897
- Oran Perry1838-1929American military officer and writer
- Sidney H. Morse1833-1903American sculptor and editor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Earlham 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 Earlham 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
- Saint Andrew CemeteryRichmond, INCemetery1.5 mi
- King CemeteryRichmond, INCemetery1.6 mi
- Lutherania CemeteryRichmond, INCemetery1.7 mi
- Hoover Bulla CemeteryRichmond, INCemetery2.7 mi
- Wernle CemeteryRichmond, INCemetery2.8 mi
- Old Centerville CemeteryCenterville, INCemetery4.2 mi
- Ridge CemeteryRichmond, INCemetery4.2 mi
- Crown Hill CemeteryCenterville, INCemetery4.3 mi
- West Grove CemeteryCenterville, INCemetery5.2 mi
- Glen Haven Memorial GardensRichmond, INMemorial park5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Earlham Cemetery
- Dwyer Family Memorials0.2 miMonument dealer · Richmond · (765) 962-3605
- Doan & Mills Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Richmond · (765) 966-0596
- Community Family Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Richmond · (765) 983-2040
- Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral1.7 miFuneral home · Richmond · (765) 962-9526
- Riggle-Waltermann Mortuary1.7 miMortuary · Richmond · (765) 966-7684
- Starmark Cremation Products2.2 miCremation provider · Richmond · (888) 366-7335
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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.