Lexington Cemetery in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

Lexington Cemetery is a church cemetery near Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky. It lies about 2.8 mi east of Lexington-Fayette. Wikidata records 138 notable people buried here, including Jim Varney, John C. Breckinridge and Henry Clay. The nearest other listed cemetery is Forest Hill Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Bluegrass Cremation Service, Llc in Lexington, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 25 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 25 listings in Fayette County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lexington-Fayette. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 19 US representatives, 13 Civil War veterans, 12 writers, 7 US senators, 5 Mexican-American War veterans, 5 physicians, 5 World War I veterans, 4 basketball players.

• Jim Varney1949-2000
  American actor and comedian
• John C. Breckinridge1821-1875
  Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861
• Henry Clay1777-1852
  American politician from Kentucky
• John Breckinridge1760-1806
  American politician
• Kenny Rollins1923-2012
  American basketball player
• John Y. Brown Jr.1933-2022
  55th governor of Kentucky
• Henry Skillman Breckinridge1886-1960
  American Olympic fencer, lawyer and politician
• Sophonisba Breckinridge1866-1948
  American lawyer, social reformer, social scientist and civil rights activist
• Wallace Jones1926-2014
  American basketball player
• John Hunt Morgan1825-1864
  Confederate Army general
• Ralph Foody1928-1999
  American actor
• Gordon Granger1821-1876
  Union Army General

People whose Wikidata entry gives Lexington 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.

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.

• Forest Hill Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Lexington National Cemetery

  833 West Main Street, Lexington, KY
  National cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Catholic cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Cove Haven Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Eastern State Hospital Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Highland Memorial Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Fayette County Infirmary Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• African Cemetery No. 2

  419 East Seventh Street, Lexington, KY
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Hillcrest Memorial Park

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Memorial park

  2.2 mi
• Gorham Cemetery

  Lexington-Fayette, KY
  Cemetery

  4.3 mi

• Bluegrass Cremation Service, Llc

  Cremation provider · Lexington · (859) 523-9661
  0.5 mi
• Milward Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Lexington · (859) 252-3411
  0.9 mi
• Hawkins Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Lexington · (859) 255-7633
  1.1 mi
• O L Hughes & Sons Mortuary

  Mortuary · Lexington · (859) 233-7112
  1.5 mi
• Premier Mortuary Services

  Mortuary · Lexington · (859) 293-0120
  1.5 mi
• Smith & Smith Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Lexington · (859) 255-6273
  1.6 mi

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