About Laurel Grove Cemetery
Laurel Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. It lies about 1.2 mi east of Port Townsend. The grounds sit at about 148 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Simon B. Conover, James G. Swan and Chetzemoka. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521938. The nearest other listed cemetery is Jefferson County Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Bradley-Kosec Funeral Home and Crematory in Port Townsend, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 11 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 11 listings in Jefferson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Port Townsend. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Laurel Grove Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US senator, 1 writer.
- Simon B. Conover1840-1908American politician
- James G. Swan1818-1900American Indian agent, artifact collector, and author
- Chetzemoka1808-1888Chief of the S'Klallam
- Thaddeus S. Smith1847-1933American Medal of Honor solider
People whose Wikidata entry gives Laurel Grove 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
48.11696, -122.78633
What Laurel Grove 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
- Jefferson County CemeteryPort Townsend, WAMunicipal cemetery0.1 mi
- Redmens CemeteryPort Townsend, WACemetery0.1 mi
- Red Men CemeteryPort Townsend, WAChurch cemetery0.1 mi
- St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic CemeteryPort Townsend, WACatholic cemetery1.0 mi
- Fort Worden Post Cemetery1300-1398 W Street, Port Townsend, WAMilitary cemetery1.3 mi
- Fort Worden Military CemeteryPort Townsend, WACemetery1.3 mi
- Sound View CemeteryPort Hadlock-Irondale, WACemetery6.8 mi
- Sunnyside CemeteryCoupeville, WACemetery7.2 mi
- Gardiner Cemetery137 Gardiner Cemetery Road, Gardiner, WACemetery7.8 mi
- Jamestown S'klallam Tribe CemeterySequim, WACemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near Laurel Grove Cemetery
- Bradley-Kosec Funeral Home and Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Port Townsend · (360) 385-2642
- Linde Price Funeral Service14 miFuneral home · Sequim · (360) 683-1649
- Burley Funeral Chapel Inc14 miFuneral chapel · Oak Harbor · (360) 675-3192
- Wallin-Stucky Funeral Home, Freeland14 miFuneral home · Freeland · (360) 221-6600
- Whidbey Memorial Funeral & Cremation Service15 miCremation provider · Oak Harbor · (360) 675-5777
- Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel15 miFuneral chapel · Sequim · (360) 683-5242
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