About Green Hill Cemetery
Green Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The grounds sit at about 2,228 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Frank Hereford, Allen T. Caperton and William Porcher Miles. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1539674. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Rehobeth Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Groves-Mann Funeral Home in Union, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 27 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Union. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Green Hill Cemetery
Among them: 5 US representatives, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 US senators, 1 physician.
- Frank Hereford1825-1891American politician
- Allen T. Caperton1810-1876American lawyer and politician
- William Porcher Miles1822-1899American politician
- Augustus A. Chapman1803-1876Confederate Army general
- Hugh Caperton1781-1847American politician
- Andrew Beirne1771-1845American politician
- Oliver Beirne1811-1888Postmaster of Sweet Springs, W. Va (fl. 1860-1896)
- Sugar planter and slave owner (1800-1881), owner of the [[Houmas House]]
- Maggie Ballard1900-1976American physician, historian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Green Hill 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
37.59346, -80.53618
What Green Hill 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
- Old Rehobeth CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery1.7 mi
- Ballard CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery5.0 mi
- Lebanon CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery5.1 mi
- Dropping Lick CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery5.5 mi
- Gap Mills CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery7.2 mi
- Lincoln CemeteryRonceverte, WVCemetery7.7 mi
- Ballard-Harvey CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery7.9 mi
- Wayside CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery8.1 mi
- Mountain View CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery8.6 mi
- Fortner CemeteryUnion, WVCemetery8.7 mi
Funeral homes near Green Hill Cemetery
- Groves-Mann Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Union · (304) 772-5335
- Lobban Funeral Home, LLC11 miFuneral home · Alderson · (304) 445-2700
- Wickline Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Lindside · (304) 753-5910
- Wallace & Wallace, Inc. Funeral Chapels & Crematory15 miCremation provider · Lewisburg · (304) 645-2060
- Morgan Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Lewisburg · (304) 645-1851
- Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Lewisburg WV18 miFuneral home · Lewisburg · (304) 645-2060
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