About Shields Cemetery
Shields Cemetery is a cemetery near Concordia, Clay County, Kansas. It lies about 24 mi northwest of Concordia. The grounds sit at about 1,427 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 476170. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hebron Cemetery, about 4.9 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home in Clay Center, about 13 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Clay County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Concordia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.32044, -97.35077
What Shields 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
- Hebron CemeteryConcordia, KSCemetery4.9 mi
- Miltonvale CemeteryConcordia, KSCemetery5.2 mi
- Smith GraveConcordia, KSCemetery5.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery6.1 mi
- Mount Liberty Church CemeteryMinneapolis, KSChurch cemetery6.7 mi
- Rose Meron CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery7.0 mi
- Phelps CemeteryConcordia, KSCemetery7.1 mi
- Lincoln CemeteryConcordia, KSCemetery7.7 mi
- Wesleyan CemeteryAbilene, KSCemetery8.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery9.3 mi
Funeral homes near Shields Cemetery
- Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Clay Center · (785) 632-3113
- Wakefield Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Clay Center · (785) 632-3113
- Turner Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Clifton · (785) 455-3721
- Wilson Family Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Minneapolis · (785) 392-2131
- Nutter Mortuary24 miMortuary · Concordia · (785) 243-2525
- Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Concordia · (785) 243-2121
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