Upper Jefferson Street Cemetery
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Upper Jefferson Street Cemetery

Also known as City Cemetery , Jefferson Cemetery , Jefferson Street Cemetery

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

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  • Get directions W Jefferson Street and S 12th Street
    Louisville, Kentucky 40203 United States
    Coordinates: 38.25475, -85.76952
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The first public cemetery in Louisville. It was located between 11th and 12th Streets. It was used as early as 1786 and was also referred to as "Upper Jefferson Street Cemetery". By the 1820's the cemetery was reaching capacity. The site of where this cemetery was located was made into a city park in 1880, called Baxter Square, named after the mayor at that time.

The "Upper" Cemetery, also known as The "City" Cemetery (now defunct. It was a Pioneer in cemeteries in the Louisville area as it became a cemetery in 1786 at the South Side of Jefferson Street between 11th & 12th Streets in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. This 3.99 acre area Cemetery was bought in 1880 and soon after became Louisville's first public park and was named Baxter Park. The bodies there were never exhumed and moved to another cemetery except for a few that were moved by family members. As of the year 2012 it is know as The Baxter Square Park located at 301 South 12th Street (12th & Jefferson Streets). At 1125 Cedar Court is The Baxter Community Center.
The first public cemetery in Louisville. It was located between 11th and 12th Streets. It was used as early as 1786 and was also referred to as "Upper Jefferson Street Cemetery". By the 1820's the cemetery was reaching capacity. The site of where this cemetery was located was made into a city park in 1880, called Baxter Square, named after the mayor at that time.

The "Upper" Cemetery, also known as The "City" Cemetery (now defunct. It was a Pioneer in cemeteries in the Louisville area as it became a cemetery in 1786 at the South Side of Jefferson Street between 11th & 12th Streets in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. This 3.99 acre area Cemetery was bought in 1880 and soon after became Louisville's first public park and was named Baxter Park. The bodies there were never exhumed and moved to another cemetery except for a few that were moved by family members. As of the year 2012 it is know as The Baxter Square Park located at 301 South 12th Street (12th & Jefferson Streets). At 1125 Cedar Court is The Baxter Community Center.

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