About Fort Knox Post Cemetery
Fort Knox Post Cemetery is a military cemetery near Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky. The grounds sit at about 725 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Ernest R. Kouma and Hugh Joseph Gaffey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 502710. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sutherland Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chism Family Funeral Home in Vine Grove, about 5.1 mi away. It is one of 107 cemeteries we list in Hardin County, and 94 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 107 listings in Hardin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Knox. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fort Knox Post Cemetery
Among them: 1 Korean War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Ernest R. Kouma1919-1993United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Hugh Joseph Gaffey1895-1946United States general
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Knox Post 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 Fort Knox Post 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
- Sutherland CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery1.2 mi
- Bleakley CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery1.6 mi
- Hart CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery1.6 mi
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central2501 North Dixie Boulevard, Radcliff, KYVeterans cemetery1.8 mi
- Davis CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery1.8 mi
- Montgomery CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery2.0 mi
- Stithon CemeteryRadcliff, KYCemetery2.2 mi
- Calvin Cemetery Number 1Fort Knox, KYCemetery2.4 mi
- Ray CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery2.5 mi
- Davis CemeteryFort Knox, KYCemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Fort Knox Post Cemetery
- Chism Family Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Vine Grove · (270) 877-2245
- Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Vine Grove · (270) 877-5122
- Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Radcliff · (270) 351-3172
- Hager Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Brandenburg · (270) 422-2132
- Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Brandenburg · (270) 422-2115
- Trowbridge Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Lebanon Junction · (502) 833-4823
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