About Memorial Park Cemetery
Memorial Park Cemetery is a memorial park near Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. It lies about 0.9 mi northeast of Vincennes. The grounds sit at about 420 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Matthew E. Welsh and Paul L. Farris. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 449919. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fairview Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Duesterberg- Fredrick Funeral Home in Vincennes, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Vincennes. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Memorial Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 writer.
- Matthew E. Welsh1912-1995Governor of Indiana
- Paul L. Farris1919-2013Agricultural economist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Memorial Park 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 Memorial Park 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
- Fairview CemeteryVincennes, INCemetery0.1 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryVincennes, INCemetery0.3 mi
- Greenlawn CemeteryVincennes, INCemetery0.3 mi
- Old Cathedral CemeteryVincennes, INCemetery0.9 mi
- B'nai Israel CemeteryVincennes, INJewish cemetery1.1 mi
- Crown Hill CemeteryVincennes, INJewish cemetery1.1 mi
- Highland CemeteryVincennes, INCemetery3.1 mi
- Upper Indiana Church CemeteryVincennes, INChurch cemetery5.2 mi
- Indiana Presbyterian CemeteryVincennes, INPresbyterian cemetery5.3 mi
- May Chapel CemeteryLawrenceville, ILChurch cemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Memorial Park Cemetery
- Vincennes Monument Co0.5 miMonument dealer · Vincennes · (812) 886-6737
- Duesterberg- Fredrick Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Vincennes · (812) 882-8721
- Fredrick & Son McClure-Utt Funeral Homes and Crematory0.8 miCremation provider · Vincennes · (812) 882-6896
- Gardner-Brockman Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Vincennes
- Emmons Macey Steffey Funeral8.8 miFuneral home · Lawrenceville · (618) 943-4322
- Smith Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Lawrenceville · (618) 943-3566
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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