About Port Lavaca Cemetery
Port Lavaca Cemetery is a cemetery in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas. The grounds sit at about 16 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Ena A. Allen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2573571. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ranger Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Artero Memorial Chapels in Port Lavaca, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 16 cemeteries we list in Calhoun County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Port Lavaca Cemetery
- Ena A. Allen1875-1954American zoologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Port Lavaca 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
28.60833, -96.62528
What Port Lavaca 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
- Ranger CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXCemetery0.9 mi
- Little Marys GravePort Lavaca, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Hatch CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXCemetery4.8 mi
- Clark Family CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXFamily cemetery5.0 mi
- Six Mile CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXCemetery6.0 mi
- Greenlawn Gardens CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXCemetery6.3 mi
- Zimmerman CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXCemetery7.1 mi
- Old Town CemeteryPort Lavaca, TXMunicipal cemetery7.6 mi
- Indianola CemeteryPort O'Connor, TXCemetery9.3 mi
- Long Mott CemeterySeadrift, TXCemetery10 mi
Funeral homes near Port Lavaca Cemetery
- Artero Memorial Chapels0.3 miFuneral home · Port Lavaca · (361) 552-2300
- Grace Funeral Chapel0.7 miFuneral chapel · Port Lavaca · (361) 552-1705
- Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Port Lavaca · (361) 552-9766
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Port Lavaca Cemetery located?
Port Lavaca Cemetery is at 500 West Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Port Lavaca, TX 77979 in Calhoun County. GPS coordinates: 28.60833, -96.62528.
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