Lancaster Cemetery
About Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster Cemetery, at Campbell, Crab Orchard, and Richmond Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 26, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 53 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Lancaster MRA. The listing covers 5 acres. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isCemetery in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 6 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
Campbell, Crab Orchard, and Richmond Sts., Lancaster · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
14 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Romanesque style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque.
Memories of Lancaster Cemetery
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Questions about Lancaster Cemetery
Is Lancaster Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Mar 26, 1984 (Register number 84001458).
Is Lancaster Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf, 10.9 miles away.
Can you visit Lancaster Cemetery?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Lancaster Cemetery?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123846469 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.