About Pownal Center Cemetery
Pownal Center Cemetery is a cemetery near Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont. It lies about 2.2 mi south of Pownal. The grounds sit at about 978 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Elnathan Phelps. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1920383. The nearest other listed cemetery is Dunn - Ell Card Lot, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is E.P. Mahar & Son Funeral Home in Bennington, about 5.9 mi away. It is one of 97 cemeteries we list in Bennington County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 97 listings in Bennington County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pownal. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Pownal Center Cemetery
- Elnathan Phelps1734-1813
People whose Wikidata entry gives Pownal Center 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
42.79563, -73.22354
What Pownal Center 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
- Dunn - Ell Card LotPownal, VTCemetery0.6 mi
- Gardner CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery1.4 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery1.8 mi
- Towsley CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery1.8 mi
- Perry Thompson Farm CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery2.1 mi
- Sherman Yard CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery2.2 mi
- Edgar Rathburn Farm CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery2.3 mi
- Woodland - J Wilcox Farm CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery2.4 mi
- North Pownall Yard CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery2.6 mi
- Joseph Barber Farm CemeteryPownal, VTCemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Pownal Center Cemetery
- E.P. Mahar & Son Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Bennington · (802) 442-2516
- J. A. Mahar Monuments5.9 miMonument dealer · Bennington · (802) 440-5178
- Hanson, Walbridge & Shea Funeral & Cremation Service - Bennington5.9 miCremation provider · Bennington · (802) 442-4329
- Cremation Society of Vermont5.9 miCremation provider · Bennington · (802) 442-9585
- Devlin Funeral Home - Bennington Vermont6.4 miFuneral home · Bennington · (802) 430-8236
- Thomas M Barber Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Petersburgh · (518) 658-3751
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