About Leon Cemetery
Leon Cemetery is a cemetery near Augusta, Butler County, Kansas. It lies about 10 mi west of Augusta. The grounds sit at about 1,312 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Joseph Wortick. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 474829. The nearest other listed cemetery is Butts-Wakefield Cemetery, about 2.8 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kirby-Morris Funeral Home in El Dorado, about 10 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in Butler County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Augusta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Leon Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Joseph Wortick1837-1910Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Leon 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
37.67812, -96.78762
What Leon 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
- Butts-Wakefield CemeteryAugusta, KSCemetery2.8 mi
- Bogle CemeteryAugusta, KSCemetery4.0 mi
- Garrison CemeteryAugusta, KSCemetery4.2 mi
- Quito CemeteryEl Dorado, KSCemetery4.3 mi
- Economy CemeteryEl Dorado, KSCemetery6.7 mi
- Brownlow CemeteryClay Center, KSCemetery6.8 mi
- Harmony CemeteryEl Dorado, KSCemetery7.2 mi
- Sherman CemeteryEl Dorado, KSCemetery7.2 mi
- Calvary CemeteryAugusta, KSCemetery8.8 mi
- Bryant CemeteryClay Center, KSCemetery9.0 mi
Funeral homes near Leon Cemetery
- Stockton Memorials10 miMonument dealer · Augusta · (316) 775-5775
- Kirby-Morris Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · El Dorado · (316) 321-2260
- Carlson Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · El Dorado · (316) 321-1657
- Heritage Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · El Dorado · (316) 321-1001
- Dunsford Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Augusta · (316) 775-6363
- Headley Funeral Chapel10 miFuneral chapel · Augusta · (316) 775-7778
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