About Shanks Cemetery
Shanks Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Riley North, Riley County, Kansas. It lies about 4.7 mi south of Fort Riley North. The grounds sit at about 1,348 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 476343. The nearest other listed cemetery is Vinton Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, about 8.5 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Riley County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 24 listings in Riley County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Riley North. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.17494, -96.84130
What Shanks 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
- Vinton CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Branscom CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery3.0 mi
- Milford CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery3.5 mi
- Barry CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery4.4 mi
- Indian Grave MonumentFort Riley North, KSCemetery5.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryOgden, KSCemetery7.4 mi
- Ogden CemeteryOgden, KSCemetery7.9 mi
- Riley Cemetery6681 Union Road, Riley, KSCemetery7.9 mi
- Fort Riley Post CemeteryGrandview Plaza, KSMilitary cemetery8.0 mi
- Timber Creek CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery8.0 mi
Funeral homes near Shanks Cemetery
- Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Riley · (785) 485-2222
- Mass-Hinitt Cremations, Funerals and Receptions10 miFuneral home · Junction City · (785) 762-3131
- Mass-Hinitt Cremations, Funerals & Receptions11 miFuneral home · Junction City · (785) 762-3500
- Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Manhattan · (785) 539-7481
- Irvin Funeral Home & Cremation Parkview Chapel14 miFuneral home · Manhattan · (785) 537-2110
- Londeen-Overlease Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Chapman · (785) 922-6500
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