About Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Camp Nelson National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. It lies about 6.7 mi north of Nicholasville. The grounds sit at about 896 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Robert A. Baker, Zirl Augustus Palmer and Robert D. Jacobs. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 488708. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fain Family Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home in Nicholasville, about 6.8 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Jessamine County, and 94 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Nicholasville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Among them: 2 World War II veterans, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 writer.
- Robert A. Baker1921-2005American psychologist
- Zirl Augustus Palmer1919-1982American businessman and civil rights activist
- Robert D. Jacobsdied 1998American academic
- William Hubbard1841-1863American Solider
People whose Wikidata entry gives Camp Nelson National 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.
Map
37.78716, -84.60246
What Camp Nelson National 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
- Fain Family CemeteryNicholasville, KYFamily cemetery0.7 mi
- Burdette Family CemeteryNicholasville, KYFamily cemetery0.9 mi
- Beam Preserve CemeteryWilmore, KYCemetery0.9 mi
- Fitch CemeteryNicholasville, KYCemetery1.4 mi
- Sargent - Watts CemeteryNicholasville, KYCemetery1.8 mi
- Ferrell CemeteryNicholasville, KYCemetery1.9 mi
- Land - Willis CemeteryWilmore, KYCemetery2.4 mi
- Hogan Family CemeteryNicholasville, KYFamily cemetery2.4 mi
- Evans GraveyardNicholasville, KYCemetery2.8 mi
- Megee - Phillips CemeteryWilmore, KYCemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Camp Nelson National Cemetery
- Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Nicholasville · (859) 885-4125
- Betts and West Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Nicholasville · (859) 885-4173
- Nicholasville Monument Co7.1 miMonument dealer · Nicholasville · (859) 885-5411
- Spurlin Funeral Home of Lancaster10 miFuneral home · Lancaster · (859) 792-6433
- Ramsey-Young Funeral Home & Monument Co.12 miFuneral home · Lancaster · (859) 792-2621
- Ransdell Funeral Chapel13 miFuneral chapel · Harrodsburg · (859) 734-4317
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