Cemeteries in Douglas County, KS
Douglas County, Kansas has 54 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 8 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Lawrence (19), Baldwin City (15) and Eudora (7). Among them are 6 church cemeteries (11%), 4 Catholic cemeteries (7%) and 2 municipal cemeteries (4%).
All cemeteries in Douglas County
- Memorial Park Cemetery1517 East 15th Street · LawrenceMemorial park
- Oak Hill Cemetery1605 Oak Hill Avenue · LawrenceCemetery
- Stull Cemetery256 North 1600 Road · LecomptonCemetery
- Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery1600 Oak Hill Avenue · LawrenceCatholic cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery203 E 1600 Road · Baldwin CityCatholic cemetery
- Appanoose Cemetery196 N 1 Road · OverbrookCemetery
- East View - Big Springs Cemetery1949 E 100 Road · TopekaChristian cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery1668 North 1400 Road · LawrenceCemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery2201 Irving Hill Road · LawrenceCemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery207 E 1600 Road · Baldwin CityMunicipal cemetery
- Dodder Cemetery302 E 300 Road · OverbrookCemetery
- Twin Mounds Cemetery898 East 100 Road · OverbrookCemetery
- Beni Israel CemeteryEudoraJewish cemetery
- Franklin Catholic CemeteryLawrenceCatholic cemetery
- Old Catholic CemeteryEudoraCatholic cemetery
- Adams - School District 497 CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Baldwin City Pioneer CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Bethel - Harbour CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Black Jack CemeteryWellsvilleCemetery
- Breeze CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Brumbaugh CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Cemetery Beni IsraelEudoraCemetery
- Clearfield CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Clinton CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Colyer CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Colyer CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Davis CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Deay CemeteryEudoraCemetery
- Eudora City CemeteryEudoraMunicipal cemetery
- Flory - Pleasant Hill CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Haskell Indian Nations University Haskell CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Henry T Davis CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Hesper Friends CemeteryEudoraCemetery
- Holy Family CemeteryEudoraFamily cemetery
- Lewis - Crowder - Lakeview CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Maple Grove - Lecompton CemeteryTopekaCemetery
- Maple Grove CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Mound View CemeteryTopekaCemetery
- Mount Calvary CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Oakwood CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Old Black Jack CemeteryWellsvilleCemetery
- Pioneer CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Richland CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Rock Creek CemeteryOverbrookCemetery
- Saint Johns CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Saint Peters CemeteryTopekaCemetery
- Stony Point CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Sutton CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Ulrich CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Union CemeteryOttawaCemetery
- Vinland CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
- Washington Creek CemeteryOverbrookCemetery
- Williams CemeteryLawrenceCemetery
- Worden CemeteryBaldwin CityCemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Douglas County?
We list 54 cemeteries in Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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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