About Rose Hill Cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Columbia. The grounds sit at about 686 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Washington C. Whitthorne, William Charles Salmon and John Willis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1300076. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rose Mont Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Baxter Brothers Funeral Home in Columbia, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 389 cemeteries we list in Maury County, and 202 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rose Hill Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US senator, 1 World War II veteran.
- Washington C. Whitthorne1825-1891Confederate Army general; U.S. senator
- William Charles Salmon1868-1925American politician
- John Willis1921-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Lemuel P. Padgett1855-1922American politician
- Coo Coo Marlin1932-2005American racing driver
- William Osceola Gordon1837-1914American judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rose Hill 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
35.60425, -87.02982
What Rose Hill 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
- Rose Mont CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery0.2 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Dooley CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Todd CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery1.4 mi
- Maguire CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery1.6 mi
- Peeler CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery1.9 mi
- Old City CemeteryColumbia, TNMunicipal cemetery2.1 mi
- Tankersley CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery2.2 mi
- Howard Chapel CemeteryColumbia, TNChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- Moore CemeteryColumbia, TNCemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Rose Hill Cemetery
- Baxter Brothers Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Columbia · (931) 381-1353
- Roundtree, Napier, and Ogilvie Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Columbia · (615) 790-7226
- V K Ryan & Son Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Columbia · (931) 388-4961
- Heritage Funeral Homes0.9 miFuneral home · Columbia · (931) 840-4750
- Williams Funeral Home & Crematory2.8 miCremation provider · Columbia · (931) 388-2135
- Heritage Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Columbia · (931) 840-4750
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