About Welsh Hills Cemetery
Welsh Hills Cemetery is a cemetery near Granville, Licking County, Ohio. It lies about 1.2 mi southwest of Granville. The grounds sit at about 1,129 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Thomas Dow Jones and John S. Shellenberger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1061400. The nearest other listed cemetery is Maple Grove Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service in Granville, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Licking County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 95 listings in Licking County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Granville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Welsh Hills Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Thomas Dow Jones1811-1881American sculptor
- John S. Shellenberger1839-1911American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Welsh Hills 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
40.07973, -82.50288
What Welsh Hills 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
- Maple Grove CemeteryGranville, OHCemetery1.2 mi
- Old Colony CemeteryGranville, OHCemetery1.3 mi
- Denison University CemeteryGranville, OHCemetery1.4 mi
- Sharon Valley CemeteryNewark, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Phillips-White CemeteryGranville, OHCemetery2.4 mi
- Fredonia CemeteryGranville, OHCemetery3.9 mi
- County Home CemeteryGranville South, OHCemetery4.2 mi
- Newark Memorial GardensNewark, OHMemorial park4.7 mi
- Wilson CemeteryNewark, OHCemetery4.7 mi
- Gaffield CemeteryGranville South, OHCemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Welsh Hills Cemetery
- McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service1.2 miCremation provider · Granville · (740) 587-0161
- Vensil & Chute Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Newark · (740) 788-8808
- Brucker & Kishler Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Newark · (740) 366-3343
- Reed Egan Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Newark · (740) 344-6106
- Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Services4.9 miCremation provider · Newark · (740) 345-9714
- Licking County Cremation Center5.1 miCremation provider · Heath · (740) 522-3716
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