About Dover Cemetery
Dover Cemetery is a cemetery near Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. It lies about 7.4 mi southeast of Auburn. The grounds sit at about 1,033 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Wayne J. McConnell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 479048. The nearest other listed cemetery is Keene Cemetery, about 3.7 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home in Topeka, about 9.2 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Shawnee County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 36 listings in Shawnee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Auburn. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Dover Cemetery
- Wayne J. McConnell1912-1981American football coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Dover 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
38.95770, -95.93656
What Dover 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
- Keene CemeteryAuburn, KSCemetery3.7 mi
- Saint Bartholomew CemeteryAuburn, KSCemetery5.8 mi
- Auburn CemeteryAuburn, KSCemetery6.4 mi
- Freeman CemeteryRossville, KSCemetery7.5 mi
- Valencia CemeterySilver Lake, KSCemetery7.6 mi
- Uniontown CemeteryRossville, KSCemetery8.8 mi
- Prairie Center CemeteryAuburn, KSCemetery8.9 mi
- West Lawn Memorial GardensSouthwest Auburn Road, Topeka, KSMemorial park9.2 mi
- Mission Center CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery9.2 mi
- Elevation CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery9.6 mi
Funeral homes near Dover Cemetery
- Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 272-7888
- Dove Cremations & Funerals, Southwest Chapel9.8 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 272-9797
- Vanarsdale Funeral Chapel11 miFuneral chapel · Eskridge · (785) 449-2221
- Mount Hope Cemetery, Funeral Chapel & Reception Center12 miFuneral chapel · Topeka · (785) 272-1122
- Piper Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Rossville · (785) 584-6888
- Newcomer Funeral Service Group14 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 233-6655
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