About Montgomery Cemetery
Montgomery Cemetery is a cemetery near West Norriton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of West Norriton. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Winfield Scott Hancock and Samuel Kosciuszko Zook. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1181455. The nearest other listed cemetery is Riverside Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Richard C Johnson Jr Funeral Home in Norristown, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 254 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 200 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 254 listings in Montgomery County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, West Norriton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Montgomery Cemetery
Among them: 2 Civil War veterans, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Winfield Scott Hancock1824-1886United States Army officer
- Samuel Kosciuszko Zook1821-1863Union Army general
People whose Wikidata entry gives Montgomery 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
40.11904, -75.36494
What Montgomery 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
- Riverside CemeteryWest Norriton, PACemetery0.2 mi
- Union Chapel GraveyardWest Norriton, PAChurch cemetery0.8 mi
- Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church CemeteryWest Norriton, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.0 mi
- Saint John's CemeteryNorristown, PAEpiscopal cemetery1.2 mi
- Saint John Episcopal Church CemeteryNorristown, PAEpiscopal cemetery1.2 mi
- First Presbyterian CemeteryNorristown, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.3 mi
- Jonathan Roberts Burial GroundKing of Prussia, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Roberts CemeteryKing of Prussia, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Augustine's CemeteryKing of Prussia, PACatholic cemetery1.9 mi
- Treemont CemeteryNorristown, PACemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Montgomery Cemetery
- Richard C Johnson Jr Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Norristown · (610) 292-0422
- King Of Prussia Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Bridgeport · (610) 272-1773
- Bacchi Funeral Home: Meyers & Givnish Family Funeral Homes1.4 miFuneral home · Bridgeport · (610) 272-1941
- Raffeo-Dicecco Memorial Home1.6 miFuneral home · Norristown · (610) 630-3259
- Caramenico Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.6 miFuneral home · Norristown · (610) 275-7777
- Bernard S Gutkowski Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Bridgeport · (610) 275-6385
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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