About Mount Avon Cemetery
Mount Avon Cemetery is a cemetery in Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan. The grounds sit at about 794 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Edward Pratt Harris, Mary Colgan Romine and William Edgar Brown. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 632770. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stony Creek Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Potere-Modetz Funeral Home in Rochester, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Oakland County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 124 listings in Oakland County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Mount Avon Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Edward Pratt Harris1802-1868American lawyer
- Mary Colgan Romine1885-1977First cousin of Harry S. Truman
- William Edgar Brown1866-1929Canadian-American clergyman and writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Avon 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
42.67772, -83.14217
What Mount Avon 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
- Stony Creek CemeteryRochester, MICemetery1.5 mi
- Van Hoosen Jones Cemetery570 East Tienken Road, Rochester, MIMunicipal cemetery1.6 mi
- Christian Memorial Estates521 East Hamlin Road, Rochester Hills, MICemetery1.9 mi
- Oakland Cemetery1381 Brewster Road, Rochester Hills, MICemetery2.7 mi
- Guardian Angel Cemetery4701 North Rochester Road, Oakland Township, MICatholic cemetery3.6 mi
- Curtis CemeteryShelby, MICemetery3.9 mi
- Ewell CemeteryShelby, MICemetery4.1 mi
- Troy Union Corners Cemetery1199 East Square Lake Road, Troy, MICemetery4.9 mi
- Washington CemeteryShelby, MICemetery5.1 mi
- Paint Creek CemeteryLake Orion, MICemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Avon Cemetery
- Potere-Modetz Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (248) 651-8137
- Pixley Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (248) 651-9641
- Pixley Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Pontiac
- Pixley Funeral Home - John Desmond Chapel4.9 miFuneral home · Auburn Hills · (248) 852-1800
- Macomb County Cremation Service5.8 miCremation provider · Shelby Twp · (586) 580-9371
- Gramer Funeral Home, Diener Chapel5.8 miFuneral home · Shelby Township · (586) 731-4150
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Avon Cemetery located?
Mount Avon Cemetery is at 800 1st Street, Rochester, MI 48307 in Oakland County. GPS coordinates: 42.67772, -83.14217.
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