About Highland Park Cemetery
Highland Park Cemetery is a cemetery in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. The grounds sit at about 961 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Harry Darby, George Docking and Richard Joseph Hopkins. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 478978. The nearest other listed cemetery is Westlaw Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory in Kansas City, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 40 cemeteries we list in Wyandotte County, and 71 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 31 of the 40 listings in Wyandotte County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Highland Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran.
- Harry Darby1895-1987American politician
- George Docking1904-1964American politician
- Richard Joseph Hopkins1873-1943United States federal judge
- Skip Thomas1950-2011American football player
- Edward M. Boddington Jr.1922-2000American lawyer
- Joseph Radotinsky1902-1983
People whose Wikidata entry gives Highland Park 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
39.11461, -94.67534
What Highland Park 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
- Westlaw Cemetery628 North 38th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Calvary Cemetery1150 North 38th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery0.3 mi
- Saint John's Cemetery3430 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KSCemetery0.4 mi
- Quindaro Cemetery2850b N 38th & Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KSCemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Hope Cemetery3400 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KSCemetery1.1 mi
- Woodlawn Cemetery2041 North 9th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Wyandotte National Burying GroundKansas City, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Huron Cemetery631 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Huron Indian CemeteryKansas City, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Memorial Park Cemetery3400 North 12th Street, Kansas City, KSMemorial park2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Park Cemetery
- Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory0.1 miCremation provider · Kansas City · (913) 371-0699
- Larkin & Garcia Funeral Care1.3 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (913) 371-7000
- Porter Funeral Homes and Crematory1.3 miCremation provider · Kansas City · (913) 621-6400
- Bluhm Monument Works Inc1.8 miMonument dealer · Kansas City · (913) 281-4230
- Mrs J W Jones Memorial Chapel2.2 miFuneral chapel · Kansas City · (913) 321-0253
- Northern Star Mortuary2.2 miMortuary · Kansas City · (913) 400-3766
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Highland Park Cemetery located?
Highland Park Cemetery is at 3801 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66102 in Wyandotte County. GPS coordinates: 39.11461, -94.67534.
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