About Messer Cemetery
Messer Cemetery is a cemetery near Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas. It lies about 5.0 mi south of Galena. The grounds sit at about 873 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 469321. The nearest other listed cemetery is Union Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Simpson Funeral Home of Carl Junction in Carl Junction, about 4.9 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Cherokee County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Galena. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.14800, -94.64509
What Messer 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
- Union CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery1.8 mi
- Mound CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery2.8 mi
- Mound CemeteryCarl Junction, MOCemetery2.8 mi
- Boston Mills - Cox CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery3.4 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Sherwood CemeteryCarl Junction, MOCemetery3.9 mi
- Wirtonia CemeteryColumbus, KSCemetery4.1 mi
- Galena CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery5.0 mi
- Hillcrest CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery5.1 mi
- Stevenson CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Messer Cemetery
- Simpson Funeral Home of Carl Junction4.9 miFuneral home · Carl Junction · (417) 649-7201
- Derfelt Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Galena · (620) 783-1371
- Midland Cremation Society7.8 miCremation provider · Joplin · (417) 659-9600
- Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary8.2 miMortuary · Joplin · (417) 623-4567
- SI Memorials8.7 miMonument dealer · Joplin · (417) 623-0633
- Parker Mortuary8.8 miMortuary · Joplin · (417) 623-4321
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