About East Hill Cemetery
East Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Rushville. The grounds sit at about 974 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Wendell Willkie, Leonidas Sexton and Pleasant A. Hackleman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 433910. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is Moster Mortuary in Rushville, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Rush County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rushville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at East Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Wendell Willkie1892-1944American lawyer and corporate executive
- Leonidas Sexton1827-1880American politician
- Pleasant A. Hackleman1814-1862Union Army general
- Philip Willkie1919-1974American politician
- Archibald M. Kennedy1818-1897American bridge engineer
- Winfred Ethestal Wagoner1888-1948American academic administrator
People whose Wikidata entry gives East Hill 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 East Hill 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
- Calvary CemeteryRushville, INCemetery0.8 mi
- Laughlin CemeteryRushville, INCemetery0.9 mi
- County Farm CemeteryRushville, INCemetery1.0 mi
- Matlock CemeteryRushville, INCemetery2.1 mi
- Kelly CemeteryRushville, INCemetery2.9 mi
- Concord CemeteryRushville, INCemetery3.3 mi
- Bebout CemeteryRushville, INCemetery4.1 mi
- Green CemeteryRushville, INCemetery4.3 mi
- Duke CemeteryRushville, INCemetery4.3 mi
- Hinchman CemeteryRushville, INCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near East Hill Cemetery
- Moster Mortuary0.7 miMortuary · Rushville · (765) 932-3914
- Todd Funeral Centre & Crematory1.5 miCremation provider · Rushville · (765) 932-3070
- Heritage Funeral Care14 miFuneral home · Knightstown · (765) 345-2146
- Eastern Indiana Crematory15 miCremation provider · Lewisville · (765) 478-3894
- Freeman Family Funeral Homes15 miFuneral home · Morristown · (765) 763-6321
- Urban-Winkler Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Connersville · (765) 825-1761
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