About Rector Cemetery
Rector Cemetery is a cemetery near Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky. It lies about 3.0 mi east of Independence. The grounds sit at about 889 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2089904. The nearest other listed cemetery is Carpenters Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home Florence in Florence, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Kenton County, and 70 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 38 listings in Kenton County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Independence. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.94340, -84.60027
What Rector 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
- Carpenters CemeteryUnion, KYCemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Cecilias CemeteryIndependence, KYCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Independence CemeteryIndependence, KYCemetery3.2 mi
- Rice CemeteryUnion, KYCemetery3.6 mi
- Richwood Presbyterian CemeteryWalton, KYPresbyterian cemetery4.1 mi
- Richwood Church CemeteryWalton, KYChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- Mary E. Smith Memorial CemeteryElsmere, KYCemetery4.1 mi
- Florence CemeteryFlorence, KYCemetery4.3 mi
- Wayman CemeteryTaylor Mill, KYCemetery4.5 mi
- Cruises Creek Baptist Church CemeteryWalton, KYBaptist cemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Rector Cemetery
- Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home Florence1.6 miFuneral home · Florence · (859) 525-9009
- Allison & Rose Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Independence · (859) 356-2910
- Swindler & Currin Funeral Homes3.0 miFuneral home · Independence · (859) 356-9565
- Alliance Funeral Home and Cremation Center3.4 miFuneral home · Florence · (859) 525-2400
- Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home Independence3.4 miFuneral home · Independence · (859) 356-2673
- Stith Funeral Homes4.0 miFuneral home · Florence · (859) 525-1100
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