About Oak Knoll Cemetery
Oak Knoll Cemetery is a cemetery near Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 364 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Henry Hobbs, Rufus W. Stimson and Delilah S. Davis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 602434. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Thomas Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Beers & Story Funeral Homes in Palmer, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Hampden County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hampden County dates to 1677. 2 of the 103 listings in Hampden County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Palmer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Knoll Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Henry Hobbs1887-1931American football player and coach
- Rufus W. Stimson1868-1947American academic (1868-1947); 3rd President of the University of Connecticut
- Delilah S. Davis1833-1914American civic leader and Woman's Relief Corps department officer
- John William Dimmock1855-1907
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Knoll 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
42.16114, -72.32762
What Oak Knoll 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
- Saint Thomas CemeteryPalmer, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Palmer Center CemeteryPalmer, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Four Corners CemeteryThree Rivers, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Anns CemeteryThree Rivers, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryBondsville, MACemetery3.1 mi
- East Wilbraham CemeteryThree Rivers, MACemetery3.3 mi
- Hillside CemeteryMonson, MACemetery3.6 mi
- Bethany CemeteryMonson, MACemetery3.7 mi
- North Main Street CemeteryMonson, MACemetery3.9 mi
- East CemeteryThree Rivers, MACemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Beers & Story Funeral Homes0.3 miFuneral home · Palmer · (413) 216-0182
- Motyka Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Three Rivers · (413) 283-7111
- Lombard Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Monson · (413) 267-3011
- Wilbraham Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Wilbraham · (413) 596-6100
- Ludlow Funeral Home7.3 miFuneral home · Ludlow · (413) 583-3575
- Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Ludlow · (413) 583-3581
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