Eastern Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky

Eastern Cemetery is a cemetery near Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. It lies about 1.9 mi west of Louisville. The grounds sit at about 492 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Henry Kean, Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr. and William J. Simmons. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 491509. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cave Hill Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Eternal Cremations in Louisville, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 67 listings in Jefferson County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 2 writers, 1 journalist.

• Henry Kean1894-1955
  American sports coach
• Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr.1895-1919
  African-American poet and playwright
• William J. Simmons1849-1890
  African-American teacher and journalist
• Charles W. Anderson Jr.1907-1960
  American lawyer, state legislator and civil rights leader
• Albert S. White1869-1911
  American academic administrator, lawyer
• Harvey C. Russell Sr.1883-1949
  American educator, academic administrator

People whose Wikidata entry gives Eastern 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.

• Cave Hill Cemetery

  701 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY
  Church cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Cave Hill National Cemetery

  Louisville, KY
  National cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Cave Hill Cemetery

  Louisville, KY
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Saint Louis Cemetery

  Louisville, KY
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Saint Michael Cemetery

  Louisville, KY
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Audubon Park, KY
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Louisville Cemetery

  1339 Poplar Level Road, Louisville, KY
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Mulberry Hill Cemetery

  Audubon Park, KY
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Saint Stephens Cemetery

  Louisville, KY
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Eastern Cemetery

  Jeffersonville, IN
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi

• Louisville Monument Company

  Monument dealer · Louisville · (502) 456-4600
  0.3 mi
• Eternal Cremations

  Funeral home · Louisville · (502) 586-4670
  0.5 mi
• Muldoon Memorials

  Monument dealer · Louisville · (502) 584-1129
  0.8 mi
• Funeral Director's Vault Ltd

  Funeral home · Louisville · (502) 585-4401
  0.8 mi
• Spring Valley Funeral Home & Cremation

  Funeral home · Louisville · (502) 742-8016
  0.8 mi
• R G May & Son's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Louisville · (502) 584-8042
  0.8 mi

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