About Palmer Pioneer Cemetery
Palmer Pioneer Cemetery is a cemetery near Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It lies about 0.9 mi southwest of Palmer. The grounds sit at about 256 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Anna Marly, James J. Hurley and Jan Koslosky. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1419622. The nearest other listed cemetery is Valley Memory Garden, about 3.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Kehl's Palmer Mortuary in City Of Palmer, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 4 cemeteries we list in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Palmer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 musician, 1 scientist.
- Anna Marly1917-2006Russian singer-songwriter
- James J. Hurley1915-2002American politician
- Jan Koslosky1909-1991American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Palmer Pioneer Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
61.60806, -149.09278
What Palmer Pioneer Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Palmer Pioneer Cemetery
- Kehl's Palmer Mortuary0.7 miMortuary · City Of Palmer
- Kehl's Palmer Legacy Funeral Homes0.7 miFuneral home · Palmer · (907) 745-3580
- A Alaska Monument1.0 miMonument dealer · Palmer · (907) 745-8603
- A Alaska Monument1.9 miMonument dealer · Palmer · (907) 795-0552
- Valley Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Palmer · (907) 745-5566
- Janssen's Mat-Su Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Palmer · (907) 745-5477
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