About Ferncliff Cemetery
Ferncliff Cemetery is a cemetery near Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. It lies about 1.2 mi southeast of Springfield. The grounds sit at about 1,010 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 27 notable people buried here, including James R. Schlesinger, J. Warren Keifer and Asa S. Bushnell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1040423. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Columbia Street Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ferncliff Funeral Home & Crematory in Springfield, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 69 cemeteries we list in Clark County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Springfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ferncliff Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 business leaders, 2 Civil War veterans, 1 football player, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 baseball player, 1 governor, 1 journalist.
- James R. Schlesinger1929-2014United States Secretary of Defense; United States Secretary of Energy; economist, academic and educator
- J. Warren Keifer1836-1932Union United States Army general
- Asa S. Bushnell1834-1904Republican politician from Ohio
- Clive Rush1931-1980American football player and coach
- William Stewart Brock1896-1932American aviator
- Samson Mason1793-1869American politician
- Samuel Shellabarger1817-1896U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Arthur W. Aleshire1900-1940American politician
- Brooks Lawrence1925-2000American baseball player
- James Granville Johnson1855-1936American judge
- Asa Smith Bushnell III1900-1975American sports executive
- Minnie Willis Baines1845-1923American author
Show all 27 notable burials
- Paul B. Parker1898-1960American football and basketball coach
- Ted W. Brown1906-1984American politician
- Eliza Daniel Stewart1816-1908British activist
- John P. Sanderson1818-1864American politician
- John Seys1799-1872American reverend, missionary, and diplomat
- Arnolds Rubenis1910-2002
- Thomas Asbury Morris1794-1874American Methodist Episcopal bishop
- E. Jane Spence1832-1917Botanist and botanical collector
- Edwin Courtland Dinwiddie1867-1935American temperance worker
- Harriet Bushnell1860-1947
- Henrietta Dimond1897-1981
- Jens A. Ness1863-1937Norwegian-American classical philologist and linguist
- Jessie M. Good1856-1930American businessperson and horticulturalist
- John Ludlow Bushnell1872-1944
- La Verne Buckton1896-1968American professor of education
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ferncliff 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.
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What Ferncliff 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
- Old Columbia Street CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Bernard CemeterySpringfield, OHCatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Childrens Home CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Raphaels CemeterySpringfield, OHCatholic cemetery1.9 mi
- Greenmount CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Masonic Home CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery2.5 mi
- Newcomers CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Vale CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Callison CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Graybill CemeterySpringfield, OHCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Ferncliff Cemetery
- Ferncliff Funeral Home & Crematory0.1 miCremation provider · Springfield · (937) 207-0309
- Dodds Memorials - Springfield0.2 miMonument dealer · Springfield · (937) 328-2929
- Littleton & Rue Funeral Home and Crematory0.9 miCremation provider · Springfield · (937) 323-6439
- Northfield Cremation Service0.9 miCremation provider · Springfield · (937) 323-6079
- Robert C Henry Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Springfield · (937) 460-7721
- Porter-Qualls & Freeman Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Springfield · (937) 325-1447
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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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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