Mount Kenton Cemetery
Cemetery in Kentucky, US
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Mount Kenton Cemetery is a small cemetery in the rural city of Paducah, Kentucky in the United States. It is located approximately four miles south of Paducah. The area of the cemetery was original deeded by Joseph Kenton to Charles A. Campbell, Hiram Hall, J.D. Brandberry, T.P. Reynolds, and a Church of the Old School Presbyterians for a church to be placed there.[1]
Established1857
Location
CountryUnited States
| Mount Kenton Cemetery | |
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 Interactive map of Mount Kenton Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1857 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°02′37″N 88°39′31″W |
| No. of graves | >6,000 |
| Website | Mt. Kenton Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Mount Kenton Cemetery |
| Footnotes | GNIS 498761 |
Notable burials
- Alben W. Barkley (1877–1956), 35th vice president of the United States under Harry S. Truman.[2]
- May Mourning Farris McKinney (1874–1959), President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy