About Abilene Cemetery
Abilene Cemetery is a cemetery near Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. It lies about 1.2 mi south of Abilene. The grounds sit at about 1,201 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Joseph R. Burton, Edward C. Little and Thomas J. Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 476676. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Danner Funeral Home in Abilene, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Dickinson County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Abilene. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Abilene Cemetery
Among them: 1 boxer, 1 business leader, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran.
- Joseph R. Burton1852-1923First American Senator convicted of a crime
- Edward C. Little1858-1924American politician
- Thomas J. Smith1840-1870Lawman in the American West
- Ralyn M. Hill1899-1977United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- C. W. Parker1864-1932American manufacturer of amusement devices
People whose Wikidata entry gives Abilene 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
38.93293, -97.22217
What Abilene 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
- Mount Saint Joseph CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery0.7 mi
- Farmington CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery4.7 mi
- Detroit CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery5.3 mi
- Union CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery6.6 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery6.7 mi
- Prairie Mound CemeterySolomon, KSCemetery7.1 mi
- Scheiller CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery7.5 mi
- Bethel CemeteryChapman, KSCemetery7.7 mi
- Prairiedale CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery8.2 mi
- Lutheran Cemetery Number 17Chapman, KSLutheran cemetery8.3 mi
Funeral homes near Abilene Cemetery
- Danner Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Abilene · (785) 263-1313
- Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Abilene · (785) 263-1414
- Carlson-Becker Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Solomon · (785) 655-3431
- Londeen-Overlease Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Chapman · (785) 922-6500
- Carlson Becker Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Hope · (785) 366-7327
- Mass-Hinitt Cremations, Funerals & Receptions20 miFuneral home · Junction City · (785) 762-3500
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