About Compton Cemetery
Compton Cemetery is a cemetery near Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky. It lies about 8.3 mi south of Hindman. The grounds sit at about 978 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 509704. The nearest other listed cemetery is Whitt Howard Cemetery, about 3.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hindman Funeral Services Inc in Hindman, about 7.6 mi away. It is one of 29 cemeteries we list in Knott County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hindman. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.45176, -83.02211
What Compton 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
- Whitt Howard CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery3.2 mi
- Dobson CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery3.7 mi
- Bolen CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery4.5 mi
- John Joy Howard CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery5.3 mi
- Bradey CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery5.3 mi
- Bolen CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery5.9 mi
- Adam Terry CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery6.3 mi
- Estill Smith CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery6.6 mi
- Bailey CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery6.7 mi
- Combs CemeteryHindman, KYCemetery7.0 mi
Funeral homes near Compton Cemetery
- Hindman Funeral Services Inc7.6 miFuneral home · Hindman · (606) 785-3133
- Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Hindman Chapel8.2 miFuneral home · Hindman · (606) 785-9808
- Hall Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Martin · (606) 285-9261
- Nelson Frazier Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Martin · (606) 285-5155
- Maggard Brothers Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Hazard · (606) 436-2175
- Maggard Brothers Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Hazard · (606) 436-2361
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