About McElroy Cemetery
McElroy Cemetery is a cemetery near Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee. It lies about 6.4 mi southeast of Spencer. The grounds sit at about 932 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1320917. The nearest other listed cemetery is Laurel Creek Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spencer Funeral Home in Spencer, about 6.5 mi away. It is one of 27 cemeteries we list in Van Buren County, and 64 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Spencer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.79259, -85.56526
What McElroy 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
- Laurel Creek CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery2.1 mi
- Dodson CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery2.6 mi
- Rock Island CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery2.9 mi
- Jericho CemeterySparta, TNCemetery2.9 mi
- O'Neal CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- Moore CemeterySparta, TNCemetery3.3 mi
- Old Jericho CemeterySparta, TNCemetery3.4 mi
- Chisam CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery3.4 mi
- Friendship CemeteryMcMinnville, TNCemetery3.7 mi
- Anderson Cemetery Number 02Spencer, TNCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near McElroy Cemetery
- Spencer Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Spencer · (931) 946-7444
- Layne Funeral Home & Cremation Services7.1 miFuneral home · Spencer · (931) 946-4444
- Hunter Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Sparta · (931) 836-3211
- Final Care Cremation Services11 miCremation provider · Sparta · (931) 738-4600
- Oak Lawn Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Sparta · (931) 738-8549
- Thurman Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Sparta · (931) 836-3194
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