About Elk Falls Cemetery
Elk Falls Cemetery is a cemetery near Howard, Elk County, Kansas. It lies about 7.3 mi northwest of Howard. The grounds sit at about 978 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Prudence Crandall. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2673265. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Olivet Cemetery, about 5.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, about 7.3 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Elk County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Howard. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Elk Falls Cemetery
- Prudence Crandall1803-1890Civil rights pioneer, educator, temperance advocate, Connecticut's official State Heroine
People whose Wikidata entry gives Elk Falls 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
37.37763, -96.20050
What Elk Falls 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
- Mount Olivet CemeteryHoward, KSCemetery5.2 mi
- Ames CemeteryHoward, KSCemetery5.9 mi
- Moline CemeteryHoward, KSCemetery6.0 mi
- Grace Lawn CemeteryHoward, KSCemetery6.9 mi
- Longton CemeteryHoward, KSCemetery7.2 mi
- Crum CemeterySedan, KSCemetery7.6 mi
- Union Chapel CemeterySedan, KSChristian cemetery10 mi
- Busby CemeteryHoward, KSCemetery10 mi
- Oak Valley CemeteryFredonia, KSCemetery11 mi
- West Liberty CemeterySedan, KSCemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Elk Falls Cemetery
- Zimmerman Funeral Home7.3 miFuneral home · Howard · (620) 374-2381
- Dickens Family Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Sedan · (620) 725-3101
- Wickham Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Fredonia · (620) 378-4111
- Countryside Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Fredonia · (620) 378-2882
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