About Grove Hill Cemetery
Grove Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of Shelbyville. The grounds sit at about 761 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert, James Sprigg and Dan McGann. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 493433. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saffell Calvary Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Shannon Funeral Service in Shelbyville, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 12 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Shelbyville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Grove Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 baseball player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist, 1 writer.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert1882-1939American politician
- James Sprigg1802-1852American politician
- Dan McGann1871-1910American baseball player
- David Alexander1907-1973American journalist and mystery writer from Kentucky.
- Walter C. Whitaker1823-1887Union army general
- Elizabeth Clay1786-185322 May 1784 - 19 Feb 1853
People whose Wikidata entry gives Grove Hill 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
38.20590, -85.20690
What Grove Hill 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
- Saffell Calvary CemeteryShelbyville, KYCemetery1.1 mi
- Shady Lawn CemeteryShelbyville, KYCemetery5.1 mi
- Picketts CemeteryElk Creek, KYCemetery6.6 mi
- Hebron CemeteryShelbyville, KYCemetery6.7 mi
- Antioch CemeterySimpsonville, KYCemetery7.6 mi
- Bull CemeterySimpsonville, KYCemetery7.7 mi
- Buck Creek CemeteryElk Creek, KYCemetery7.9 mi
- Bagdad CemeteryFrankfort, KYCemetery8.5 mi
- Beech Creek CemeteryShelbyville, KYCemetery8.8 mi
- Little Mount Colored CemeteryTaylorsville, KYChristian cemetery9.0 mi
Funeral homes near Grove Hill Cemetery
- Shannon Funeral Service1.1 miFuneral home · Shelbyville · (502) 633-1266
- Morton-beckley Funeral Directors1.2 miFuneral home · Shelbyville · (502) 647-3750
- Webb Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Shelbyville · (502) 633-3750
- Hall-Taylor Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Shelbyville · (502) 633-1655
- Sholar Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Pleasureville · (502) 878-2521
- Greenwell-Houghlin Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Taylorsville · (502) 477-8134
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