About Griffith Cemetery
Griffith Cemetery is a cemetery near Worthington, Greene County, Indiana. It lies about 1.8 mi southwest of Worthington. The grounds sit at about 587 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James Barham Newsom. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 435502. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hayes Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Walton Funeral Service in Worthington, about 2.1 mi away. It is one of 84 cemeteries we list in Greene County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Worthington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Griffith Cemetery
- James Barham Newsom1794-187518 Feb 1794 - 11 Dec 1875
People whose Wikidata entry gives Griffith 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
39.13988, -86.95261
What Griffith 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
- Hayes CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery1.1 mi
- Owens CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery1.6 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery2.0 mi
- Worthington CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery2.4 mi
- Stalcup CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery2.6 mi
- Williams CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery2.6 mi
- Calvertville CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery3.1 mi
- Bucher CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery3.4 mi
- Dixon CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery3.5 mi
- Stanley CemeteryWorthington, INCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Griffith Cemetery
- Walton Funeral Service2.1 miFuneral home · Worthington · (812) 875-3081
- Lester Jenkins & Sons Funeral8.1 miFuneral home · Bloomfield · (812) 384-4212
- Schoppenhorst Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Clay City · (812) 939-2112
- Mcclanahan-Lee Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Jasonville · (812) 665-2412
- Cox Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Jasonville · (812) 665-9490
- Welch and Cornett Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Linton · (812) 847-2986
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