Mount Kenton Cemetery Explained

Mount Kenton Cemetery
Established:	1857
Country:	United States
Location:	McCracken County, Paducah, Kentucky
Coordinates:	37.0436°N 88.6586°W
Graves:	>6,000
Website:	Mt. Kenton Cemetery
Findagraveid:	75226

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]

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

See also

• List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of Mt. Kenton Cemetery . Mount Kenton Cemetery.
2. Web site: Historical Facts of Mount Kenton Cemetery . Mount Kenton Cemetery.