About Alexander Union Cemetery
Alexander Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Athens, Athens County, Ohio. It lies about 5.8 mi northeast of Athens. The grounds sit at about 741 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Clarence L. Dow and Deforest W. Ingerham. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1699454. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cumberland Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home in Albany, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 136 cemeteries we list in Athens County, and 79 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 136 listings in Athens County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Athens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Alexander Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War I veteran.
- Clarence L. Dow1895-1955American football and basketball coach and professor
- Deforest W. Ingerham1892-1986Violin professor at Ohio University
People whose Wikidata entry gives Alexander Union 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
39.26034, -82.16403
What Alexander Union 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
- Cumberland CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery0.5 mi
- Memory Gardens CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery1.1 mi
- Snowden CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery2.2 mi
- Gilham CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- Higgin CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery3.1 mi
- Crossroads CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery3.1 mi
- Minear CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Bassett CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery3.7 mi
- Bates CemeteryAthens, OHCemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Alexander Union Cemetery
- Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Albany · (740) 698-2441
- Jagers & Sons Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Athens · (740) 593-3567
- Miller Monuments6.3 miMonument dealer · Athens · (740) 593-7336
- Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Athens · (740) 592-6666
- Souers-Cardaras Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Nelsonville · (740) 753-1989
- Warren Brown Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Nelsonville · (740) 753-1375
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