About Kirker Cemetery
Kirker Cemetery is a cemetery near West Union, Adams County, Ohio. It lies about 3.3 mi east of West Union. The grounds sit at about 873 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas Kirker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1042300. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hale Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lafferty Funeral Home Inc in West Union, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Adams County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, West Union. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Kirker Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor.
- Thomas Kirker1760-1837American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Kirker 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
38.77840, -83.60269
What Kirker 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
- Hale CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery1.1 mi
- Nixon CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery2.6 mi
- Bentonville CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery2.7 mi
- Pumpkin Ridge CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery3.1 mi
- Bissinger CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery3.6 mi
- Lovejoy CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery3.8 mi
- Lepley Family CemeteryWest Union, OHFamily cemetery4.1 mi
- Independent Order of Oddfellows CemeteryWest Union, OHCemetery4.1 mi
- Quinn Chapel CemeteryWest Union, OHChurch cemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Kirker Cemetery
- Lafferty Funeral Home Inc3.1 miFuneral home · West Union · (937) 544-2121
- Thompson Meeker Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · West Union · (937) 544-2133
- Wilson-Thompson-Meeker Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Manchester · (937) 549-3363
- Wallace-Thompson Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Seaman · (937) 386-2191
- Lewis Sullivan Chapel12 miFuneral home · Seaman · (937) 386-2191
- Bradford-Sullivan Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Winchester
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