Cemeteries in Oldham County, KY
Oldham County, Kentucky has 97 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 7 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Buckner (32), La Grange (31) and Prospect (12). Among them are 4 church cemeteries (4%), 4 family cemeteries (4%) and 2 Methodist cemeteries (2%).
All cemeteries in Oldham County
- Confederate CemeteryPewee ValleyCemetery
- Mount Tabor Methodist CemetaryBucknerMethodist cemetery
- Saint James Episcopal Church CemeteryPewee ValleyEpiscopal cemetery
- Shiloh United Methodist Church CemeteryBucknerMethodist cemetery
- Adams Cemetery Number 1ProspectCemetery
- Adams Cemetery Number 2ProspectCemetery
- Anderson CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Archer CemeteryProspectCemetery
- Ashby Cemetery Number 2La GrangeCemetery
- Babbitt CemeteryOrchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Ballard Cemetery Number 1BucknerCemetery
- Ballard Cemetery Number 2La GrangeCemetery
- Barbour Cemetery Number 1ProspectCemetery
- Barbour-Ewing CemeteryWorthingtonCemetery
- Barnhill CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Barrickman CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Blakemore Cemetery Number 2La GrangeCemetery
- Bottorff CemeteryProspectCemetery
- Boulware CemeteryCrestwoodCemetery
- Brent CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Brownsboro CemeteryOrchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Buckner CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Button Cemetery Number 1BucknerCemetery
- Caldwell-Thomas CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Carpenter CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Carr CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Carter CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Chambers-Woolfolk CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Clore Cemetery Number 4BucknerCemetery
- Clore Cemetery Number 5CrestwoodCemetery
- Collier Cemetery Number 3La GrangeCemetery
- Coons-McKenzie CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Crutchfield CemeteryProspectCemetery
- Curl CemeteryCrestwoodCemetery
- Duncan Cemetery Number 1La GrangeCemetery
- Fendley CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Fendley Community CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Fible CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Floydsburg CemeteryCrestwoodCemetery
- Fox CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Gathright CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Hardin Cemetery Number 1Orchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Harding CemeteryOrchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Harrods Creek CemeteryOrchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Henshaw CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Hillcrest CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- James Blakemore Family Farm CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- James Head Family CemeteryLa GrangeFamily cemetery
- Kelso CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Kemp CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Kentucky State Reformatory CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Kerlin CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- LaGrange Historical African American CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Leet Cemetery Number 1BucknerCemetery
- Leet Cemetery Number 3BucknerCemetery
- Locke CemeteryProspectCemetery
- Long CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Lutz CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Magruder CemeteryProspectCemetery
- Mont CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Nay-Finley CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Netherton-Pinnell CemeteryOrchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Oldham-Tucker CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Overstreet CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Palin CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Pemberton CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Pewee Valley CemeteryPewee ValleyCemetery
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Pollard Cemetery Number 2BucknerCemetery
- Riebel CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Ross CemeteryOrchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Rule Memorial Chapel CemeteryProspectChurch cemetery
- Russell CemeteryCrestwoodCemetery
- Saint Aloysius CemeteryPewee ValleyCemetery
- Shirley Cemetery Number 1CrestwoodCemetery
- Shirley Cemetery Number 2BucknerCemetery
- Shrader Cemetery Number 1ProspectCemetery
- Silgo CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Smith CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Snyder Cemetery Number 2BucknerCemetery
- Souther CemeteryPewee ValleyCemetery
- Spring Hill Family CemeteryLa GrangeFamily cemetery
- Stonestreet CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Straughn Family CemeteryLa GrangeFamily cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery Number 4BucknerCemetery
- Taylor-Whiteside CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Trigg Cemetery Number 1ProspectCemetery
- Valley of Rest CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Wasson CemeteryLa GrangeCemetery
- Westport Public CemeteryBucknerCemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery Number 1BucknerCemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery Number 2BucknerCemetery
- Wilhoyte CemeteryProspectCemetery
- Williams CemeteryCrestwoodCemetery
- Yager Cemetery Number 1Pewee ValleyCemetery
- Yager Cemetery Number 2Orchard Grass HillsCemetery
- Zachariah Head Family CemeteryLa GrangeFamily cemetery
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How Oldham County compares
Oldham County has 13.8 listed cemeteries per 10,000 residents, against 15.9 for Kentucky, which puts it 88th of 120 Kentucky counties on this measure. Census estimates count 506 deaths here in 2024, about 127 for each of the 4 funeral homes we know of (31st of 120 by number of funeral homes).
| Measure | Oldham County | Kentucky | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemeteries per 10,000 residents | 13.8 | 15.9 | 88th of 120 |
| Cemeteries per 100 square miles | 51.8 | 18.5 | 3rd of 120 |
| Deaths in 2024 (estimate) | 506 | 53,140 | 28th of 120 |
| Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery | 5.2 | 7.3 | 69th of 120 |
| Funeral homes | 4 | 506 | 31st of 120 |
| Deaths in 2024 per funeral home | 127 | 105 | 32nd of 120 |
| Cremation providers | 0 | 31 | 15th of 120 |
| Monument dealers | 0 | 30 | 25th of 120 |
| Notable burials | 0 | 889 | 57th of 120 |
Population and deaths: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates. Land area: 2020 Census Gazetteer. Funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers come from our sister directory, Funeral Home Directory USA. Ranks run from the highest value down, among Kentucky counties with the figure available. Compare Oldham County with other places.
Funeral homes and monument dealers in Oldham County
- Arch L. Heady Funeral HomeFuneral home · La Grange
- Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home & Cremation ServicesFuneral home · La Grange · (502) 222-9497
- Schur Funeral HomeFuneral home · Pewee Valley · (502) 241-2411
- Stoess Funeral HomeFuneral home · Crestwood · (502) 241-9421
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Oldham County?
We list 97 cemeteries in Oldham County, Kentucky. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Oldham County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Kentucky vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Oldham County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Kentucky law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
Related guides
- How to Find an Old GraveTracing 18th and 19th century burials: county records, topographic maps, church registers and reading weathered stones safely.
- Gravestone Symbols and Their MeaningsWhat willows, lambs, hands, urns, fraternal emblems and Latin abbreviations on American gravestones usually mean, and how styles changed from colonial times to today.
- How Do You Find Where Someone Is Buried?A step-by-step method using death records, obituaries, funeral homes, cemetery offices and online indexes.
- Cemetery Etiquette: How to Visit RespectfullyVisiting hours, where to walk, photography, gravestone rubbing, children and pets, and visiting family cemeteries on private land.