About Thornton Cemetery
Thornton Cemetery is a cemetery near Colfax, Whitman County, Washington. It lies about 16 mi south of Colfax. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakesdale Cemetery, about 6.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Corbeill Funeral Home - Colfax in Colfax, about 16 mi away. It is one of 39 cemeteries we list in Whitman County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Colfax. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
47.11463, -117.38081
What Thornton 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
- Oakesdale CemeteryPalouse, WACemetery6.7 mi
- Bethel CemeteryColfax, WACemetery7.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryColfax, WACemetery7.7 mi
- Pine City CemeteryCheney, WAMunicipal cemetery8.4 mi
- Riggs CemeteryCheney, WACemetery9.4 mi
- Rosalia CemeterySpokane, WACemetery10 mi
- Stipe CemeteryColfax, WACemetery12 mi
- Lone Pine CemeteryPalouse, WACemetery13 mi
- Whitman County Cemetery District #2Palouse, WAMunicipal cemetery13 mi
- Garfield CemeteryPalouse, WACemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Thornton Cemetery
- Corbeill Funeral Home - Colfax16 miFuneral home · Colfax · (509) 397-3406
- Kramer Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Palouse · (509) 878-1221
- Schanzenbach Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Fairfield · (509) 283-2311
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