About Sowards Cemetery
Sowards Cemetery is a cemetery near Jenkins, Pike County, Kentucky. It lies about 6.4 mi south of Jenkins. The grounds sit at about 1,175 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2337044. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stiltner Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hall and Jones Funeral Home in Virgie, about 5.2 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Pike County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jenkins. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.26348, -82.60210
What Sowards 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
- Stiltner CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery0.7 mi
- Greer CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery1.2 mi
- Belcher CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery1.3 mi
- Cook CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery1.9 mi
- Pebelton Johnson CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery2.8 mi
- Pevelton Johnson CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery2.8 mi
- Fleming Memorial GardensJenkins, KYMemorial park2.8 mi
- Mullins Family PlotJenkins, KYFamily cemetery3.0 mi
- Amil Little CemeteryJenkins, KYCemetery3.5 mi
- Osborne CemeteryPikeville, KYCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Sowards Cemetery
- Hall and Jones Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Virgie · (606) 639-4367
- Polly and Craft Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Jenkins · (606) 832-2191
- Baker Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Pound · (276) 796-5808
- Mullins Funeral Home and Crematory11 miCremation provider · Clintwood · (276) 926-4646
- Clintwood Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Clintwood · (276) 926-8105
- Lucas & Son Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Pikeville · (606) 437-0044
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