About Stone Church Cemetery
Stone Church Cemetery is a church cemetery near Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It lies about 3.9 mi northwest of Wheeling. The grounds sit at about 787 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including George W. Thompson, Daniel Cruger and Lewis Steenrod. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1547451. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Calvary Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Altmeyer Funeral Homes - Elm Grove Chapel in Wheeling, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Ohio County, and 72 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wheeling. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Stone Church Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist.
- George W. Thompson1806-1888American judge and politician
- Daniel Cruger1780-1843American politician
- Lewis Steenrod1810-1862American politician
- Jack Storer1900-1927American football player
- William P. Thompson1837-1896American businessman, Confederate Army colonel
People whose Wikidata entry gives Stone Church 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
40.04174, -80.65286
What Stone Church 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 Calvary CemeteryWheeling, WVCemetery1.6 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryWheeling, WVCemetery2.0 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryWheeling, WVCemetery2.5 mi
- Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy CemeteryWheeling, WVMilitary cemetery2.9 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryWheeling, WVCemetery3.2 mi
- Parkview Memorial GardensWheeling, WVMemorial park3.5 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryMcMechen, WVCemetery3.8 mi
- Orum CemeteryMcMechen, WVCemetery4.0 mi
- Peninsular CemeteryWheeling, WVCemetery4.0 mi
- Gregg CemeteryWheeling, WVCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Stone Church Cemetery
- Altmeyer Funeral Homes - Elm Grove Chapel0.3 miFuneral home · Wheeling · (304) 242-0330
- Monument PL Office0.3 miMonument dealer · Wheeling · (304) 242-2911
- Kepner Funeral Homes0.3 miFuneral home · Wheeling · (304) 242-2311
- Grisell Funeral Homes2.0 miFuneral home · Bethlehem · (304) 232-0400
- Grisell Funeral Home - Bethlehem2.0 miFuneral home · Wheeling
- Kepner's Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Wheeling · (304) 232-2732
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