About Kirkwood Cemetery
Kirkwood Cemetery is a cemetery near London, Madison County, Ohio. It lies about 2.0 mi northeast of London. The grounds sit at about 1,089 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including George Washington Wilson, Richard A. Harrison and Bob Bescher. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1042303. The nearest other listed cemetery is Institution Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Eberle Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory in London, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in Madison County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, London. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Kirkwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 basketball player.
- George Washington Wilson1840-1909American politician and lawyer
- Richard A. Harrison1824-1904American politician
- Bob Bescher1884-1942American baseball player
- Warren Amling1924-2001American collegiate athlete
People whose Wikidata entry gives Kirkwood 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
39.87422, -83.48269
What Kirkwood 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
- Institution CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery1.5 mi
- Infirmary CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery1.8 mi
- Evans CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Paint Township CemeteryLondon, OHMunicipal cemetery2.4 mi
- Saint Patrick CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery3.2 mi
- Sifrit CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery4.0 mi
- Kilgore CemeteryLondon, OHCemetery4.2 mi
- Wilson Chapel CemeteryLondon, OHChurch cemetery4.2 mi
- Somerford Old CemeteryChoctaw Lake, OHCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Kirkwood Cemetery
- Eberle Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · London · (740) 852-2345
- Rader Lynch-Dodds Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · London · (740) 852-9212
- Rader-McDonald-Tidd Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · West Jefferson · (614) 879-9222
- Skillman McDonald and Vernon Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Mechanicsburg · (937) 834-3445
- Porter Tidd Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Mt Sterling · (740) 869-2777
- Morrow Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Jeffersonville · (740) 335-2590
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