About Indian Mound Cemetery
Indian Mound Cemetery is a church cemetery in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia. The grounds sit at about 814 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 25 notable people buried here, including John J. Cornwell, John J. Jacob and George Preston Marshall. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1718701. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mc Kee Funeral Home in Romney, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 45 cemeteries we list in Hampshire County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 45 listings in Hampshire County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Indian Mound Cemetery
Among them: 4 Civil War veterans, 3 writers, 2 governors, 1 business leader, 1 journalist, 1 scientist, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 US representative.
- John J. Cornwell1867-1953American politician
- John J. Jacob1829-1893American politician
- George Preston Marshall1896-1969Founder and former owner of the Washington Redskins
- Stephen Ailes1912-2001American lawyer and government official
- William Armstrong1782-1865American politician
- Alexander W. Monroe1817-1905American schoolteacher, farmer, lawyer, surveyor, military officer, politician, newspaper editor and newspaper publisher, Confederate States Army officer, and Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Marshall S. Cornwell1871-1898American newspaper publisher and editor, journalist, writer, and poet
- Henry Bell Gilkeson1850-1921American politician, lawyer, school administrator, and banker
- Howard Hille Johnson1846-1913American educator and school founder
- James Sloan Kuykendall1878-1928American farmer, criminal defense lawyer, and politician
- John Collins Covell1823-1887American educator and school administrator
- William B. Cornwell1864-1926American lawyer, businessperson, newspaper editor and publisher, and railroad and timber executive
Show all 25 notable burials
- Christian Streit White1839-1917American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, pisciculturist, and politician
- Isaac Parsons1814-1862American planter, politician, and military officer
- John Baker White1868-1944American lawyer, military officer, and politician
- John Rinehart Blue1905-1965American politician
- Joshua Soule Zimmerman1874-1962American lawyer, politician, and orchardist
- Robert White1876-1935American lawyer and politician from West Virginia
- William C. Clayton1831-1915American educator, lawyer, politician, and businessperson in the U.S. state of West Virginia
- William Henry Foote1794-1869American Presbyterian minister
- Edna Brady Cornwell1868-1958First Lady of West Virginia
- James Dillon Armstrong1821-1893American lawyer, politician, and jurist
- Catherine Marshall1921-2002
- Katherine Boykin Miller1827-1876
- Wilbert Mason Frye1897-1969American botanist and botanical collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Indian Mound 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.
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39.34305, -78.76590
What Indian Mound 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
- Mount Pisgah Benevolence CemeteryRomney, WVCemetery0.1 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryRomney, WVCemetery3.3 mi
- Mill Run CemeteryPeterkin Conference Center Club House Rd., Romney, WVChristian cemetery3.6 mi
- Old Bethel Church CemeteryAugusta, WVChurch cemetery4.6 mi
- Sloan–Ludwick CemeteryNorthwestern Turnpike, Romney, WVCemetery4.8 mi
- Whip CemeteryRomney, WVCemetery5.5 mi
- Headsville Methodist Episcopal Church CemeteryRomney, WVMethodist cemetery5.6 mi
- Bever Run CemeteryRomney, WVCemetery5.8 mi
- Broad Run GraveyardFort Ashby, WVCemetery5.9 mi
- Miller McCarty CemeteryKeyser, WVCemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Indian Mound Cemetery
- Mc Kee Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Romney · (304) 822-8151
- Shaffer Funeral Home Llc0.7 miFuneral home · Romney · (304) 822-3511
- McKee Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Augusta · (304) 496-7077
- Smith Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Burlington · (304) 289-3727
- Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory13 miCremation provider · Keyser · (304) 788-3781
- Markwood Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Keyser · (304) 788-3231
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Indian Mound Cemetery located?
Indian Mound Cemetery is at West Main Street, Romney, WV 26757 in Hampshire County. GPS coordinates: 39.34305, -78.76590.
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