About Leemont Cemetery
Leemont Cemetery is a cemetery near Danville, Danville City, Virginia. It lies about 1.3 mi southwest of Danville. The grounds sit at about 548 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Viola Estelle Gentry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1478943. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cunningham Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home in Danville, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 13 cemeteries we list in Danville City, and 17 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 13 listings in Danville City have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Danville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Leemont Cemetery
Among them: 1 aviator or astronaut.
- Viola Estelle Gentry1900-1988(1889-1988) American aviator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Leemont 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
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What Leemont 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
- Cunningham CemeteryDanville, VACemetery1.6 mi
- Grove Street CemeteryDanville, VACemetery1.7 mi
- Danville National Cemetery721 Lee Street, Danville, VANational cemetery1.8 mi
- Green Hill CemeteryDanville, VACemetery1.9 mi
- Freedmens CemeteryDanville, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Highland Burial ParkDanville, VACemetery2.1 mi
- Mount View Cemetery254 Rambler Drive, Danville, VAMunicipal cemetery2.2 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryDanville, VACemetery2.3 mi
- Floral Hill Memorial GardenDanville, VAMemorial park3.4 mi
- Schoolfield CemeteryDanville, VACemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Leemont Cemetery
- Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Danville · (434) 793-5511
- Barker Funeral Home Inc0.5 miFuneral home · Danville · (434) 792-5611
- Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Danville · (434) 799-2711
- Wilson Funeral Services & Cremation Inc1.7 miFuneral home · Danville · (434) 857-5533
- Townes Funeral Home & Crematory2.1 miCremation provider · Danville · (434) 793-1211
- D. L. McLaughlin Funeral Home, Southside Location2.2 miFuneral home · Danville · (434) 228-4012
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