About Shackford-Jenness Cemetery
Shackford-Jenness Cemetery is a cemetery near Northwood, Strafford County, New Hampshire. It lies about 3.0 mi southwest of Northwood. The grounds sit at about 656 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Benning W. Jenness. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1914909. The nearest other listed cemetery is Caverly Hill Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Purdy Memorial Chapel in Lee, about 7.9 mi away. It is one of 185 cemeteries we list in Strafford County, and 96 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Northwood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Shackford-Jenness Cemetery
Among them: 1 US senator.
- Benning W. Jenness1806-1879American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Shackford-Jenness 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
43.23311, -71.12351
What Shackford-Jenness 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
- Caverly Hill CemeteryNorthwood, NHCemetery0.3 mi
- Caverly CemeteryNorthwood, NHCemetery0.8 mi
- Hanson CemeteryBarrington, NHCemetery0.9 mi
- Foss Burying GroundBarrington, NHCemetery1.2 mi
- Clark CemeteryBarrington, NHCemetery2.4 mi
- Tasker CemeteryNorthwood, NHCemetery2.5 mi
- Huckins CemeteryNorthwood, NHCemetery2.5 mi
- Montgomery CemeteryBarrington, NHCemetery2.7 mi
- Baptist Church CemeteryNorthwood, NHBaptist cemetery2.9 mi
- Daniel Hoit CemeteryNorthwood, NHCemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Shackford-Jenness Cemetery
- Purdy Memorial Chapel7.9 miFuneral chapel · Lee · (603) 868-2100
- Grondon Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Rochester
- R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home8.9 miFuneral home · Rochester · (603) 332-0230
- Peaslee Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Farmington · (603) 755-3535
- New England Cremation Supply12 miCremation provider · Rochester · (800) 664-8365
- Roan Family Funeral Home - Still Oaks Chapel12 miFuneral home · Epsom · (603) 798-3050
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