About Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Buechel, Jefferson County, Kentucky. It lies about 1.4 mi northwest of Buechel. The grounds sit at about 548 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Marvin Hart, Pee Wee Reese and Joe Guyon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 501735. The nearest other listed cemetery is Forest Home Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Porter AD and Sons Funeral Home in Louisville, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 67 listings in Jefferson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Buechel. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 3 baseball players, 1 football player, 1 artist, 1 boxer, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- Marvin Hart1876-1931American boxer
- Pee Wee Reese1918-1999American baseball player and coach
- Joe Guyon1892-1971American football player and coach, baseball player and coach
- Charles F. Ogden1873-1933American politician
- Thelma Stovall1919-1994American politician
- Max Macon1916-1989American baseball player
- Eleanor Young Love1922-2006American librarian
- Lou Block1895-1969American artist and arts administrator
- William L. Miller1934-2011American pathologist and laboratory administrator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rest Haven Memorial 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 Rest Haven Memorial 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
- Forest Home CemeteryWest Buechel, KYCemetery1.8 mi
- Hikes CemeteryBuechel, KYCemetery2.2 mi
- St. Edward CemeteryJeffersontown, KYCemetery3.5 mi
- Burks Family CemeterySaint Regis Park, KYFamily cemetery3.6 mi
- Breckinridge CemeterySaint Matthews, KYCemetery4.0 mi
- Phillips-Durrett-Clark CemeteryAudubon Park, KYCemetery4.2 mi
- Country Home CemeteryJeffersontown, KYCemetery4.4 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery and Garden MausoleumAudubon Park, KYCemetery4.4 mi
- Evergreen CemetaryAudubon Park, KYCemetery4.4 mi
- Chenoweth Run CemeteryFern Creek, KYCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
- Porter AD and Sons Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 491-7885
- Ratterman & Sons Funeral and Cremation Care1.6 miCremation provider · Louisville · (502) 459-3800
- Derby City Mortuary1.9 miMortuary · Louisville · (502) 451-3227
- Fern Creek Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 499-1361
- Ratterman Family Funeral Homes2.1 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 459-3800
- Evans Monument Co2.8 miMonument dealer · Louisville · (502) 458-1400
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