About Green Mount Cemetery
Green Mount Cemetery is a cemetery in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. The grounds sit at about 571 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including John Burgess, Karl Bitter and Ruth Payne Burgess. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1457628. The nearest other listed cemetery is Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Guare & Sons Funeral Home in Montpelier, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 105 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 65 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 105 listings in Washington County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Green Mount Cemetery
Among them: 4 artists, 1 architect, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative.
- John Burgess1844-1931American political scientist
- Karl Bitter1867-1920American sculptor
- Ruth Payne Burgess1865-1934American artist
- Lucius Benedict Peck1802-1866American politician
- Thomas Waterman Wood1823-1903American painter
- George H. Guernsey1839-1900American architect
- John A. Page1814-1891US banker and politician
- Charles H. Heath1829-1889American politician
- Abraham Tuthill1776-1843American painter
- Hiram Carleton1838-1909American judge and politician
- US Civil War figure from Vermont
- Robert J. Coffey1842-1901Medal of Honor recipient
Show all 13 notable burials
- Timothy P. Redfield1812-1888American judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives Green Mount 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
44.25787, -72.59641
What Green Mount 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
- Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' LotMontpelier, VTCemetery0.2 mi
- Colby Cemetery96 Ember Lane, Berlin, VTCemetery1.3 mi
- Elm Street Cemetery199 Elm Street, Montpelier, VTCemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Augustine Cemetery123 Lincoln Avenue, Montpelier, VTChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Johnson-Sawyer CemeteryMontpelier, VTCemetery2.1 mi
- Cutler CemeteryMontpelier, VTCemetery2.2 mi
- Dewey-Wright CemeteryMontpelier, VTCemetery2.8 mi
- Carr CemeteryMontpelier, VTCemetery2.9 mi
- Howard CemeteryMontpelier, VTCemetery3.2 mi
- North Branch CemeteryMontpelier, VTCemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Green Mount Cemetery
- Guare & Sons Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Montpelier · (802) 223-2751
- Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Barre · (802) 476-4621
- Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Barre · (802) 476-3203
- Kingston Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Northfield · (802) 485-9161
- Perkins-Parker Funeral Home & Cremation Service9.5 miFuneral home · Waterbury · (802) 244-7223
- Northern Vermont Funeral Service20 miFuneral home · Hardwick · (802) 472-6861
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Green Mount Cemetery located?
Green Mount Cemetery is at 251 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 in Washington County. GPS coordinates: 44.25787, -72.59641.
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