About Crown Hill Cemetery
Crown Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Preston, Fillmore County, Minnesota. The grounds sit at about 1,040 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Richard Enos Thompson and Samuel A. Langum. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 642514. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenwood Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Preston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in Fillmore County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Preston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Crown Hill Cemetery
- Richard Enos Thompson1857-1925American politician (1857-1925), Minnesota, House 1883-86 (District 2); Senate 1895-98 (District 2); Senate 1899-1906 (District 5)
- Samuel A. Langum1857-1921American politician (1857-1921), Minnesota, House 1893-94 (District 2)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Crown 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
43.66690, -92.08793
What Crown 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
- Greenwood CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery0.7 mi
- United Methodist CemeteryPreston, MNMethodist cemetery1.1 mi
- Calvary Catholic CemetaryPreston, MNChristian cemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Columbanus CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery1.2 mi
- Minnesota State Veterans CemetaryPreston, MNVeterans cemetery1.6 mi
- Gale CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery2.6 mi
- Southeastern Minnesota State Veterans CemeteryPreston, MNVeterans cemetery2.8 mi
- Watson CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery3.3 mi
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian CemeteryPreston, MNPresbyterian cemetery3.3 mi
- Waukokee CemeteryPreston, MNCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Crown Hill Cemetery
- Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Preston
- Lindstrom Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Preston
- Riley Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Chatfield · (507) 867-4310
- Hindt Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Spring Valley · (507) 346-7714
- Hoff Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Rushford · (507) 864-7771
- Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Cresco · (563) 547-3501
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