Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville

Name: Cave Hill Cemetery
Address: 701 Baxter Ave, Louisville, 40204, United States
Telephone: (502) 451-5630

#60 among attractions in Louisville

Cemetery, Lake, Historical place

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Facts and practical information

Cave Hill Cemetery is a 296-acre Victorian era National Cemetery and arboretum located at Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its main entrance is on Baxter Avenue and there is a secondary one on Grinstead Drive. It is the largest cemetery by area and number of burials in Louisville. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1848 (176 years ago)Elevation: 479 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°14'43"N, 85°42'56"W

Address

701 Baxter AveThe Highlands (Cherokee Triangle)Louisville 40204 United States

Contact

(502) 451-5630

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Day trips

Cave Hill Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mid-City Mall, Highland Presbyterian Church, Cherokee Park, Hadley Pottery.

0.8 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre, Cinema
Mid-City Mall, Louisville
20 min walk • Mid City Mall is a shopping mall in Louisville, Kentucky's Highlands area. While called a mall, and containing an enclosed shopping area, it has features atypical of suburban American malls, such as a comedy club, bar, grocery store and public library.
0.5 miSW
Church
Highland Presbyterian Church, Louisville
13 min walk • Highland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church located in Louisville, Kentucky, US. The church was founded in 1873 with a meeting in a local physician's home; the current sanctuary was built in 1888.
1.2 miSE
Park
Cherokee Park, Louisville
31 min walk • Cherokee Park is a 409-acre municipal park located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and is part of the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy.
1 miN
Shopping
Hadley Pottery, Louisville
25 min walk • Hadley Pottery is an American-based pottery and stoneware company started by Mary Alice Hadley and her husband George E. Hadley in 1945. It is located on Story Avenue in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
1.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Thomas Edison House, Louisville
37 min walk • Thomas Edison House is a historic house located in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The house is a shotgun duplex built around 1850.
0.9 miSW
Church
German Evangelical Church of Christ Complex, Louisville
24 min walk • The German Evangelical Church of Christ Complex is a historic church complex at 1236 E. Breckinridge Street in Louisville, Kentucky. It was built during the years 1902 to 1929 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
0.7 miS
Monuments and statues
John B. Castleman Monument, Louisville
19 min walk • The John B. Castleman Monument, within the Cherokee Triangle of Louisville, Kentucky, was unveiled on November 8, 1913. The model, selected from a competition to which numerous sculptors contributed, was designed by R. Hinton Perry of New York.
0.9 miS
Church
St. James Catholic Church, Louisville
24 min walk • St. James Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located at 1826 Edenside Avenue in the Highlands section of Louisville, Kentucky. March 1, 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. James Roman Catholic Church, Rectory, and School.
0.5 miW
Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery, Louisville
13 min walk • Eastern Cemetery is a 28-acre cemetery located at 641 Baxter Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, abutting Cave Hill Cemetery. It contains about 16,000 graves, though documentation for about 138,000 bodies. This imbalance is due to the cemetery formerly being a site for mass paupers' graves and from the reuse of grave sites.
1 miNW
38°15'30"N • 85°43'27"W
Story Avenue Park, Louisville
26 min walk • Park
1.1 miSE
Park, Playground, Historical place
Hogan's Fountain Pavilion, Louisville
29 min walk • The Hogan's Fountain Pavilion is a large gazebo and picnic shelter of mid-century modern architecture located within Cherokee Park, Louisville, Kentucky, built in 1965. This pavilion is available for rental for a variety of events. When not rented, the pavilion is available, at no charge, to all park visitors.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Cave Hill Cemetery open?

Cave Hill Cemetery is open:

Monday 8 am - 4:45 pm
Tuesday 8 am - 4:45 pm
Wednesday 8 am - 4:45 pm
Thursday 8 am - 4:45 pm
Friday 8 am - 4:45 pm
Saturday 8 am - 4:45 pm
Sunday 8 am - 4:45 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Cave Hill Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include 32nd Indiana Monument, Louisville (9 min walk), Union Monument in Louisville, Louisville (11 min walk), Highland Presbyterian Church, Louisville (13 min walk), Eastern Cemetery, Louisville (13 min walk).

How to get to Cave Hill Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Cave Hill Cemetery:

Bus

Frankfort / Bellaire • Lines: 15East Chenoweth&VA, 15East LaGrange, 15East LimeKiln, 15East LimeKiln&VA, 15West Chenoweth&VA, 15West LaGrange, 15West LimeKiln, 15West LimeKiln&VA (18 min walk)