Cemeteries in Cherokee County, KS
Cherokee County, Kansas has 55 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 7 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Columbus (17), Baxter Springs (11) and Galena (10). Among them are 3 church cemeteries (5%), 1 municipal cemetery (2%) and 1 family cemetery (2%).
All cemeteries in Cherokee County
- Bird CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Newton Moore CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Timberhill Oak Hill CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Wirtonia CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Quaker Valley CemeteryBaxter SpringsQuaker cemetery
- Baxter Springs CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Baxter Springs City Cemetery Soldiers' LotBaxter SpringsMunicipal cemetery
- Beasley CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Bethlehem CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Borland CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Boston Mills - Cox CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Brush Creek CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Cherokee CemeteryOswegoCemetery
- Columbus CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Council Corners CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Crocker CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Dockery CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Dove CemeteryOswegoCemetery
- Edgmand CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Fairview CemeteryChetopaCemetery
- Faith Community Church CemeteryGalenaChurch cemetery
- Ferris CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Fly Creek CemeteryChetopaCemetery
- Friendship Friends Church CemeteryOswegoChurch cemetery
- Galena CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Gandy CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Garrison CemeteryOswegoCemetery
- Green lawn CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Harley CemeteryParsonsCemetery
- Hillcrest CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Hosey Hill CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Johnson Family CemeteryColumbusFamily cemetery
- Larue CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Lone Elm CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Lone Oak CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Lowell CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- McKee CemeteryOswegoCemetery
- Messer CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Mound CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- New Pleasant View CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Oak Hill CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Old Pleasant View CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Park CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Pence CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Pleasant View CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
- Potters Field CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Rigney CemeteryOswegoCemetery
- Saint Anthony CemeteryPittsburgCemetery
- Saint Bridget CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Sherman CemeteryOswegoCemetery
- Spickelmire CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Star CemeteryColumbusCemetery
- Stevenson CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Union CemeteryGalenaCemetery
- Usrey CemeteryBaxter SpringsCemetery
Cemeteries by town
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Cherokee County?
We list 55 cemeteries in Cherokee County, Kansas. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Cherokee County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Kansas vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Cherokee County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Kansas law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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