About West Cemetery
West Cemetery is a cemetery near Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Keene. The grounds sit at about 505 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Bion H. Whitehouse. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1917998. The nearest other listed cemetery is Monadnock View Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cheshire Family Funeral Home in Keene, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Cheshire County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Keene. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at West Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist.
- Bion H. Whitehouse1858-1929American photographer
People whose Wikidata entry gives West 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
42.93752, -72.31681
What West 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
- Monadnock View CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery0.7 mi
- North CemeteryCourt Street, Keene, NHCemetery1.7 mi
- Washington CemeteryWashington Street, Keene, NHCemetery2.1 mi
- Greenlawn CemeteryPage Street, Keene, NHCemetery2.2 mi
- Woodland CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery2.4 mi
- Hurricane Road CemeteryHurricane Road, Keene, NHCemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryMain Street, Keene, NHCatholic cemetery2.7 mi
- Homestead CemeteryWest Swanzey, NHCemetery4.8 mi
- Mount Caesar CemeterySwanzey, NHCemetery4.8 mi
- Spofford CemeteryChesterfield, NHCemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near West Cemetery
- Cheshire Family Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 357-2980
- DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes1.9 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 352-0341
- DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes2.1 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 352-4541
- Cheshire Family Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Swanzey · (603) 357-2980
- Atamaniuk Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Brattleboro · (802) 254-8183
- Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium14 miCremation provider · Brattleboro · (802) 254-5655
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