About Washington Cemetery
Washington Cemetery is a cemetery in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Samuel Dinsmoor, Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. and Peleg Sprague. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenlawn Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes in Keene, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Cheshire County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Washington Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 2 US representatives.
- Samuel Dinsmoor1766-1835American politician
- Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.1799-1869American politician
- Peleg Sprague1756-1800American politician
- Zedekiah Smith Barstow1790-187319th-century American minister
- George Ingersoll1754-1805Commandant at West Point, 1796-1801
People whose Wikidata entry gives Washington 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
42.93674, -72.27616
What Washington 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
- Greenlawn CemeteryPage Street, Keene, NHCemetery0.2 mi
- Woodland CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery0.5 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryMain Street, Keene, NHCatholic cemetery1.5 mi
- North CemeteryCourt Street, Keene, NHCemetery2.0 mi
- West CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery2.1 mi
- Monadnock View CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery2.1 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryMarlborough, NHCemetery3.8 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryMarlborough, NHCemetery4.1 mi
- Rhodes CemeteryMarlborough, NHCemetery4.3 mi
- Hurricane Road CemeteryHurricane Road, Keene, NHCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Washington Cemetery
- DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes0.2 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 352-0341
- DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes0.6 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 352-4541
- Cheshire Family Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 357-2980
- Cheshire Family Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Swanzey · (603) 357-2980
- Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center15 miFuneral home · Jaffrey · (603) 532-6484
- Atamaniuk Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Brattleboro · (802) 254-8183
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Washington Cemetery located?
Washington Cemetery is at Washington Street, Keene, NH 03431 in Cheshire County. GPS coordinates: 42.93674, -72.27616.
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