About Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery
Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery is a cemetery near Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. The grounds sit at about 722 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Charles W. Milliken, Isaac Goodnight and Marcellus Jerome Clarke. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 493277. The nearest other listed cemetery is Macedonia Church Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Crafton Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Franklin, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Simpson County, and 99 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Franklin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran.
- Charles W. Milliken1827-1915American politician and lawyer
- Isaac Goodnight1849-1901American politician
- Marcellus Jerome Clarke1844-1865Confederate captain
- Charles C. Svendsen1871-1959
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenlawn and Shady Rest 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
36.72663, -86.57069
What Greenlawn and Shady Rest 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
- Macedonia Church CemeteryFranklin, KYChurch cemetery1.3 mi
- Drakes Creek Church CemeteryFranklin, KYChurch cemetery2.3 mi
- Farmer CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.0 mi
- Chisholm CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.1 mi
- Dinning CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.1 mi
- Harris CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.4 mi
- Peden CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.7 mi
- Phillips CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.8 mi
- Butt CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery3.8 mi
- Turner CemeteryFranklin, KYCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery
- Crafton Funeral Home and Cremation Services0.4 miFuneral home · Franklin · (270) 586-7118
- Booker Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Franklin · (270) 586-8844
- Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory0.7 miCremation provider · Franklin · (270) 586-4464
- Gilbert Funeral Crematory0.8 miCremation provider · Franklin
- Franklin Funeral Directors0.8 miFuneral home · Franklin · (270) 598-0970
- Gilbert Funeral Home9.6 miFuneral home · Portland · (615) 325-5010
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