About Independence Cemetery
Independence Cemetery is a cemetery near Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. It lies about 3.0 mi west of Defiance. The grounds sit at about 712 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1079637. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hire Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc. in Defiance, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Defiance County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Defiance. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.29810, -84.30189
What Independence 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
- Hire CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery1.3 mi
- Rohn CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery2.0 mi
- Riverview Memory GardensDefiance, OHCemetery2.3 mi
- Hohenberger CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery2.4 mi
- Kahol CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.1 mi
- Presbyterian Cemetery (historical)Defiance, OHPresbyterian cemetery3.2 mi
- Ayersville CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.2 mi
- Parry CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery4.2 mi
- Brunersburg CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery4.2 mi
- Poplar Ridge CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Independence Cemetery
- Defiance Memorials3.2 miMonument dealer · Defiance · (419) 784-2350
- Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc.3.2 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
- Schaffer Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
- Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 782-0075
- Zachrich Funeral Home and Cremation Services9.3 miFuneral home · Holgate · (419) 264-0600
- Snyder Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Holgate · (419) 264-3401
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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