About Mesa Cemetery
Mesa Cemetery is a cemetery in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The grounds sit at about 1,253 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 20 notable people buried here, including Waylon Jennings, Zora Folley and John Jacob Rhodes. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Angels Cremation And Burials in Mesa, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 106 cemeteries we list in Maricopa County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Maricopa County dates to 1895. 7 of the 106 listings in Maricopa County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Mesa Cemetery
Among them: 3 business leaders, 2 football players, 2 musicians, 2 World War II veterans, 1 actor, 1 boxer, 1 journalist, 1 Korean War veteran.
- Waylon Jennings1937-2002American country musician
- Zora Folley1932-1972American boxer
- John Jacob Rhodes1916-2003American politician
- Ernesto Miranda1941-1976American rapist
- Jesse Addison Udall1893-1980American politician
- Wilford White1928-2013American football player
- Daniel Webster Jones1830-1915American Mormon pioneer
- Emma Paddock Telford1851-1920American writer, war correspondent, editor, traveler
- Ken Dyer1946-2010American football player
- Stan Turley1921-2014American politician
- Benjamin F. Johnson1818-1905Early Latter-day Saint Missionary
- Darrell F. Smith1927-2013American politician
Show all 20 notable burials
- Ernest R. Hall1880-1959American politician from Arizona
- Jack Taylor1907-1995American politician
- Joseph Ellis Johnson1817-1882American publisher and horticulturalist
- Marilyn Jarrett1939-2006American politician and businesswoman
- Daniel Philemon Jones1856-1935American politician
- Powder River Jack1874-1946American cowboy singer-songwriter
- Pat Sirrine1930-2016
- Winona Ott1944-2011
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mesa 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
33.43911, -111.83554
What Mesa 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
- City Of Mesa CemeteryMesa, AZCemetery0.0 mi
- Salt River CemeteryMesa, AZCemetery2.2 mi
- Xalychidom Piipaash NyvaashMesa, AZCemetery3.2 mi
- Catholic Church CemeteryScottsdale, AZCatholic cemetery3.7 mi
- Green Acres Memorial ParkTempe, AZMemorial park4.2 mi
- Queen of Heaven CemeteryGilbert, AZCemetery4.6 mi
- Governor Hunt TombTempe Junction, AZCemetery6.3 mi
- Twin Buttes Cemetery2200 South 55th Street, Tempe, AZCemetery7.9 mi
- Guadalupe CemeteryGuadalupe, AZCemetery8.0 mi
- Camelback Cemetery6820 East Mcdonald Drive, Paradise Valley, AZCemetery8.1 mi
Funeral homes near Mesa Cemetery
- Angels Cremation And Burials0.5 miCremation provider · Mesa · (480) 962-6435
- Red Mountain Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Mesa · (480) 653-8600
- Meldrum Mortuary & Crematory1.5 miCremation provider · Mesa · (480) 359-2102
- Bunker Family Funerals and Cremation1.7 miCremation provider · Mesa · (480) 964-8686
- Wyman Cremation and Burial Chapel1.9 miCremation provider · Mesa · (480) 207-2377
- Family Burial & Cremation2.1 miCremation provider · Mesa · (480) 464-8728
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mesa Cemetery located?
Mesa Cemetery is at 1212 North Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 in Maricopa County. GPS coordinates: 33.43911, -111.83554.
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