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Funeral homes — Kentucky

Funeral homes in Kentucky.

435 Kentucky funeral homes listed by city, plus state-specific consumer rights, regional pricing, and how to compare three of them in 30 minutes.

6 min read·Last reviewed May 2026
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435 listed

Funeral homes in Kentucky.

Listings sourced from public OpenStreetMap data. Phone numbers and websites are present where the data has them. Click any home name to open its detail page with full address and a Google Maps link.

Albany

Alexandria

Arlington

Augusta

Barbourville

Bardstown

Bardwell

Baxter

Beattyville

Beaver Dam

Beechmont

Belfry

Bellevue

Benham

Benton

Bloomfield

Booneville

Bowling Green

Brandenburg

Brooksville

Brownsville

Burkesville

Burlington

Butler

Campbellsburg

Campton

Caneyville

Carlisle

Carrollton

Central City

Clarkson

Columbia

Corbin

Corinth

Covington

Crittenden

Crofton

Danville

Dawson Springs

Dry Ridge

Earlington

Elizabethtown

Elkhorn City

Elkton

Elsmere

Erlanger

Evarts

Fairdale

Florence

Fort Thomas

Fort Wright

Frankfort

Franklin

Gamaliel

Garrison

Georgetown

Germantown

Grayson

Greenville

Guthrie

Hardinsburg

Harlan

Harrodsburg

Hartford

Hawesville

Hazard

Hebron

Henderson

Hindman

Hodgenville

Hopkinsville

Huddy

Hustonville

Hyden

Independence

Inez

Irvine

Irvington

Jackson

Jeffersontown

Jenkins

Junction City

Kevil

La Center

La Grange

Lagrange

Lancaster

Lawrenceburg

Lebanon

Leitchfield

Lewisburg

Lewisport

Lexington

London

Loretto

Louisa

Louisville

Ludlow

Lynch

Madisonville

Magnolia

Manchester

Martin

Mayfield

McKee

Middlesboro

Middletown

Millersburg

Morganfield

Morgantown

Mt Olivet

Mt Vernon

Mt Washington

Mt. Washington

Murray

New Castle

New Haven

Nicholasville

Nortonville

Olive Hill

Other / Unspecified

Owensboro

Owingsville

Paducah

Paintsville

Paris

Pembroke

Perryville

Phelps

Pikeville

Pine Knot

Pleasureville

Princeton

Providence

Radcliff

Salem

Salt Lick

Salyersville

Science Hill

Shelbyville

Shepherdsville

Smithland

Somerset

Sonora

South Shore

Springfield

Staffordsville

Stanford

Stanton

Taylor Mill

Taylorsville

Tompkinsville

Vanceburg

Verona

Versailles

Virgie

Walton

Warfield

Waynesburg

West Liberty

Whitesburg

Whitley City

Wickliffe

Williamsburg

Williamstown

Wingo

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South region

What a funeral typically costs in Kentucky.

Kentucky is in the U.S. Census South region. Funeral pricing tracks closely with region: Northeast and West typically run above the national median, Midwest and South run below.

Use our cost calculator with a Kentucky ZIP for a regional estimate by service type (direct cremation, cremation with service, burial).

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Cremation, composting, more

Kentucky-specific laws and options.

Water cremation (alkaline hydrolysis)

Not legal in Kentucky as of 2026. If water cremation matters to you, the closest legal states are likely a few hours’ drive away. Check the Cremation Association of North America for current legality.

Human composting (natural organic reduction)

Not legal in Kentucky as of 2026. A growing number of states have legalized natural organic reduction; if it matters to you, you would currently need to use a provider in a legal state (the body is shipped, transformed, and the soil is returned).

FTC Funeral Rule (federal) applies in Kentucky

All federal funeral consumer rights apply equally in every state. Full breakdown.

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The 30-minute phone tour

How to compare three funeral homes.

  1. Pick three homes from the list above (mix at least one independent and one chain — Dignity Memorial / SCI, Carriage, Park Lawn — if both exist near you).
  2. Call each one and ask: “Could you email me a copy of your General Price List?” They are required to send it.
  3. Compare line by line. Basic services fee. Embalming. Transportation. Casket markup. Direct cremation. Immediate burial. Facility rental.
  4. Bring the GPLs to your chosen home. Ask them to price-match the cheapest. Many will.

Full guide: how to find a good funeral home.

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FTC Funeral Rule

Your seven federal rights.

Every funeral home in Kentucky must honor:

  • A written General Price List, free, on request
  • Prices over the phone
  • The right to buy à la carte, not just packages
  • The right to bring your own casket or urn (no handling fee)
  • The right to decline embalming
  • The right to use an alternative cremation container ($50–$200)
  • An itemized statement before you sign or pay

Full breakdown: the FTC Funeral Rule guide.

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Board, AG, and how to complain

Kentucky state resources.

Kentucky state licensing board

Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors licenses funeral directors and inspects funeral homes in Kentucky. They handle complaints about licensee conduct and unlicensed activity.

Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors

Kentucky Attorney General consumer protection

The Kentucky Attorney General — Office of Consumer Protection handles consumer complaints about deceptive funeral home practices.

File a Kentuckyconsumer complaint →

FTC complaint (federal)

For Funeral Rule violations specifically, file federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.

Sources for Kentucky
  • OpenStreetMap — funeral home listings (public data)
  • Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors https://kbefd.ky.gov/
  • Kentucky Attorney General — Office of Consumer Protection https://ag.ky.gov/civil/consumerprotection/Pages/default.aspx
  • Cremation Association of North America — water cremation legality by state
  • Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453)
  • National Funeral Directors Association — pricing data
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