About Mound Cemetery
Mound Cemetery is a cemetery near Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. The grounds sit at about 669 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 21 notable people buried here, including Return J. Meigs Jr., Rufus Putnam and William A. Whittlesey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1807131. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oak Grove Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home in Marietta, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 154 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 77 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 154 listings in Washington County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Marietta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mound Cemetery
Among them: 8 Revolutionary War veterans, 1 governor, 1 physician, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Return J. Meigs Jr.1764-1825American politician 1764-1825
- Rufus Putnam1738-1824American military officer (1738-1824) who fought during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War
- William A. Whittlesey1796-1866American politician, Ohio
- Benjamin Tupper1738-1792Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country
- Samuel Prescott Hildreth1783-1863Pioneer physician, scientist, historian
- William Stacy1734-1802Continental Army officer, pioneering settler of the Ohio Country
- Abraham Whipple1733-1819Continental Navy officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country
- Anselm Tupper1763-1808Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country
- Ebenezer Sproat1752-1805Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country
- Martin Dewey Follett1826-1911Ohio Jurist
- Nathaniel Saltonstall1727-1807Connecticut militia, Connecticut naval privateer
- Samuel Hildreth1750-1823Massachusetts militia, Massachusetts naval privateer, father of Samuel Prescott Hildreth
Show all 21 notable burials
- Israel Ward Andrews1815-1888American educator
- Caleb Emerson1779-185319th century newspaper publisher of Marietta, Ohio
- Daniel Perkins Bosworth Jr.1841-1905
- Don L. Curtis1926-2016Mayor of Marietta, Ohio
- Dudley Woodbridge1747-1823
- James F. Schweikert1932-2011Mayor of Marietta, Ohio
- Nahum Ward1785-18601785-1860
- Private Salah Bosworth, Senior1764-1823Private/ Patriotic Service, MA (11 Mar 1764-12 Oct 1823)
- Rhoda Hildreth1785-186825 Aug 1785 - 21 Jun 1868
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mound 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
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What Mound 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
- Oak Grove CemeteryMarietta, OHCemetery0.4 mi
- Harmar CemeteryMarietta, OHCemetery0.7 mi
- Old Saint Marys CemeteryMarietta, OHCemetery0.8 mi
- New Saint Marys CemeteryMarietta, OHCemetery1.0 mi
- River View CemeteryWilliamstown, WVCemetery1.8 mi
- Old Williamstown CemeteryWilliamstown, WVCemetery1.8 mi
- Kinnaird CemeteryWilliamstown, WVCemetery2.0 mi
- Brabham CemeteryMarietta, OHCemetery2.8 mi
- Lynch Church CemeteryMarietta, OHChurch cemetery3.3 mi
- Henderson CemeteryBoaz, WVCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Mound Cemetery
- McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home0.1 miFuneral home · Marietta · (740) 373-9232
- Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes0.4 miFuneral home · Marietta · (740) 373-1111
- Crawley & Peoples Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Marietta
- Miller Memorials0.9 miMonument dealer · Marietta · (740) 373-5041
- Hadley Funeral Homes2.7 miFuneral home · Marietta · (740) 373-5331
- Roberts Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Marietta · (740) 373-2924
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