Athens Cemetery in Athens, Ohio

Athens Cemetery is a cemetery near Athens, Athens County, Ohio. The grounds sit at about 669 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 24 notable people buried here, including Charles H. Grosvenor, Dow Finsterwald and Eliakim H. Moore. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1699458. The nearest other listed cemetery is State Street Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jagers & Sons Funeral Home in Athens, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 136 cemeteries we list in Athens County, and 80 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.

Among them: 6 US representatives, 3 football players, 2 baseball players, 2 Civil War veterans, 1 business leader, 1 journalist, 1 physician, 1 scientist.

• Charles H. Grosvenor1833-1917
  American politician
• Dow Finsterwald1929-2022
  American professional golfer
• Eliakim H. Moore1812-1900
  American politician
• Charles G. Bond1877-1974
  American politician, New York
• Charles Townsend1834-1900
  American politician
• John Welch1805-1891
  American politician
• Nelson H. Van Vorhes1822-1882
  Union Army officer, politician
• Calvary Morris1798-1871
  American politician
• David Hastings Moore1838-1915
  Union Army officer
• George Kahler1889-1924
  Major League Baseball pitcher
• Russ Finsterwald1896-1962
  American football and basketball player and coach
• Don Peden1898-1970
  American football player and coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator

People whose Wikidata entry gives Athens 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.

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.

• State Street Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• The Ridges Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Old Athens Hospital Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Mount Calvary Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Christian cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard Columbarium

  Athens, OH
  Episcopal cemetery

  0.8 mi
• New Athens Hospital Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Zion Cemetery

  The Plains, OH
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Higgin Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Hocking Cemetery

  The Plains, OH
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Clarks Chapel Cemetery

  Athens, OH
  Church cemetery

  2.8 mi

• Jagers & Sons Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Athens · (740) 593-3567
  0.9 mi
• Miller Monuments

  Monument dealer · Athens · (740) 593-7336
  1.2 mi
• Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Athens · (740) 592-6666
  1.3 mi
• Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Albany · (740) 698-2441
  8.7 mi
• Souers-Cardaras Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Nelsonville · (740) 753-1989
  11 mi
• Warren Brown Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Nelsonville · (740) 753-1375
  11 mi

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