About Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas. It lies about 1.4 mi south of Galena. The grounds sit at about 932 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William Frederick Sapp. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 469346. The nearest other listed cemetery is Galena Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Derfelt Funeral Home in Galena, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Cherokee County, and 37 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.
Notable people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
- William Frederick Sapp1856-1917American lawyer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Hill Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
37.09589, -94.64745
What Oak Hill 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
- Galena CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery1.4 mi
- Hillcrest CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery1.6 mi
- Union CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery1.9 mi
- Stevenson CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery2.0 mi
- Faith Community Church CemeteryGalena, KSChurch cemetery2.1 mi
- Boston Mills - Cox CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery2.2 mi
- Gandy CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery3.2 mi
- Messer CemeteryGalena, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Quaker Valley CemeteryBaxter Springs, KSQuaker cemetery4.0 mi
- Lowell CemeteryBaxter Springs, KSCemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Hill Cemetery
- Derfelt Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Galena · (620) 783-1371
- Midland Cremation Society6.5 miCremation provider · Joplin · (417) 659-9600
- Derfelt's Baxter Chapel6.8 miFuneral home · Baxter Springs · (620) 856-2345
- Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary7.2 miMortuary · Joplin · (417) 623-4567
- Simpson Funeral Home of Carl Junction7.2 miFuneral home · Carl Junction · (417) 649-7201
- Parker Mortuary7.4 miMortuary · Joplin · (417) 623-4321
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