About Forest Park Cemetery
Forest Park Cemetery is a cemetery near Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. It lies about 2.2 mi northwest of Greenville. The grounds sit at about 541 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Les Cranfill. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336034. The nearest other listed cemetery is East Mount Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 79 cemeteries we list in Hunt County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Greenville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Park Cemetery
- Les Cranfill1899-1983American football, basketball, and baseball coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Park 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
33.11373, -96.08581
What Forest Park 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
- East Mount CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery1.8 mi
- Center Point CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery2.2 mi
- Boyle CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Memoryland Memorial Park808 West Jack Finney Boulevard, Greenville, TXMemorial park2.8 mi
- Bethel CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery3.6 mi
- Liberty CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery4.1 mi
- Etter Lake CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery4.8 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery5.2 mi
- Shady Grove CemeteryGreenville, TXCemetery5.3 mi
- Lynch Memorial ParkGreenville, TXMemorial park6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Park Cemetery
- Coker-Mathews Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Greenville
- Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Greenville · (903) 455-2795
- Coker Matthews Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Greenville · (903) 455-4110
- Love and Integrity Funeral - Cremation Services1.6 miCremation provider · Greenville · (903) 453-8100
- Grace & Mercy-Grundy Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Greenville · (903) 455-2440
- Coker Mathews Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Greenville · (903) 450-4110
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