About Fernwood Cemetery
Fernwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Henderson. The grounds sit at about 427 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including John Young Brown, Lazarus Powell and Archibald Dixon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 492048. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Louis Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rudy Rowland Funeral Home in Henderson, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Henderson County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 63 listings in Henderson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Henderson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fernwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 2 US representatives, 2 US senators, 1 journalist, 1 writer.
- John Young Brown1835-190419th-century American politician in Kentucky
- Lazarus Powell1812-1867American politician
- Archibald Dixon1802-1876American politician
- James Franklin Clay1840-1921American politician
- John Watkins Crockett, Jr.1818-1874American politician
- Manning Marius Kimmel1832-1916
- Jace Bugg1976-2003Professional golfer
- John Young Brown1865-1919American surgeon
- Archibald Dixon Brown1862-1895Apr 1863 -
- Edmund Lyne Starling1840-1910American journalist
- Emma Bunch Tanner1853-1936
- John Henry Barret1818-1891Millionaire
Show all 15 notable burials
- Martha Isabella Hopkins Barbour1824-1888Est. 6 Feb 1824 - 12 Jan 1888
- Rhoda Van Bibber Tanner1894-1986
- Susan Bullitt Dixon1829-1907American author
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fernwood 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
37.82410, -87.59220
What Fernwood 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
- Saint Louis CemeterySouth Main Street, Henderson, KYCatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryHenderson, KYCemetery1.7 mi
- Fairmont CemeteryHenderson, KYCemetery1.7 mi
- Roselawn Memorial GardensHenderson, KYMemorial park2.1 mi
- Mount Pisgah CemeteryHenderson, KYCemetery3.0 mi
- Stroud CemeteryEvansville, INCemetery3.0 mi
- Thorn Hill CemeteryHenderson, KYCemetery3.4 mi
- Halloway CemeteryHenderson, KYCemetery4.2 mi
- Larkin White Family CemeteryHenderson, KYFamily cemetery5.0 mi
- Gish CemeteryHenderson, KYCemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near Fernwood Cemetery
- Rudy Rowland Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Henderson · (270) 827-9881
- Tomblinson Funeral Homes1.0 miFuneral home · Henderson · (270) 826-2544
- Osborne Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Evansville · (812) 422-3314
- Mason Brothers Memorial Chapel10 miFuneral chapel · Evansville · (812) 421-8692
- Alexander Funeral Home-East Chapel11 miFuneral home · Evansville · (812) 476-1351
- Rakestraw Monuments LLC11 miMonument dealer · Evansville · (812) 402-5702
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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