African Cemetery No. 2
African Cemetery No. 2, also known as The Cemetery of the Union Benevolent Society No. 2, is a historic burial site located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky
- Address: 419 East Seventh Street, Lexington, KY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center and Kentucky Theatre.
Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center
Theater building
Photo: Lyric Theatre (Lexington,KY), CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit, city-owned, multi-use arts and performance venue located at the corner of Third Street and Elm Tree Lane in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center is situated 3,800 feet southwest of African Cemetery No. 2.
Kentucky Theatre
Movie theater
The Kentucky Theatre is a historic cinema in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States, that first opened in October 1922. The building is currently owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and leased to a non-profit that shows films, and hosts concerts and events. Kentucky Theatre is situated 1 mile southwest of African Cemetery No. 2.
Christ Church Cathedral
Church
Christ Church Cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington and is located at 166 Market Street, Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1796, Christ Church Cathedral is the oldest Episcopal church in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Christ Church Cathedral is situated 1 mile west of African Cemetery No. 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bell Court and Liberty Heights.
Bell Court
Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Bell Court is a neighborhood and historic district immediately southeast of Downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Boonesboro Avenue to the northeast, Walton Avenue to the southeast, East Main Street to the southwest, and Forest Avenue and Delmar Avenue to the northwest.
Liberty Heights
Hamlet
Liberty Heights is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Winchester Road to the north, New Circle Road to the east, and R. J. Corman railroad tracks to the west and south.
Lexington
Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, located in the Bluegrass Region. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city.
African Cemetery No. 2
- Category: burial
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.05116° or 38° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-84.47758° or 84° 28′ 39″ westOpen location code
86CQ3G2C+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 234483837OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q180624
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hausa—“African Cemetery No. 2” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “African Cemetery No. 2”
- French: “African Cemetery No. 2”
- German: “African Cemetery No. 2”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Afirka No. 2 (Lexington, Kentucky)”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Afirka No. 2”
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