About Big Creek Cemetery
Big Creek Cemetery is a cemetery near Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas. It lies about 5.8 mi north of Burlington. The grounds sit at about 1,030 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James S. Cunningham. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 478080. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cola Hill Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jones Funeral Home in Burlington, about 6.2 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Coffey County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Burlington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Big Creek Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- James S. Cunningham1840-1921Recipient of the Medal of Honor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Big Creek 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
38.11276, -95.76725
What Big Creek 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
- Cola Hill CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery2.0 mi
- Fairhope CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery3.8 mi
- Elk Creek CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery3.9 mi
- Crandell CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery4.0 mi
- Lorenz Schlichter Memorial CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery4.1 mi
- Graceland CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery4.2 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery4.8 mi
- Teachout CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery5.0 mi
- Calvary CemeteryBurlington, KSCemetery5.2 mi
- Siria CemeteryYates Center, KSCemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Big Creek Cemetery
- Jones Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Burlington · (620) 364-5319
- Van Arsdale Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Le Roy · (620) 964-2396
- Campbell Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Yates Center · (620) 625-2211
- VanArsdale Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Madison · (620) 437-2081
- Vanarsdale Funeral Services22 miFuneral home · Lebo · (620) 256-6522
- Miller Granite Memorials LLC22 miMonument dealer · Lebo · (620) 256-6833
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