Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas

Memorial Park Cemetery is a memorial park in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. The grounds sit at about 876 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including James Naismith, Bill Hougland and Charlie Hoag. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 479138. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Greatful Gathering Funeral & Cremation Centre in Lawrence, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Douglas County, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 51 listings in Douglas County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 4 basketball players, 3 writers, 2 football players, 1 actor, 1 baseball player, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 physician, 1 scientist.

• James Naismith1861-1939
  Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball
• Bill Hougland1930-2017
  American basketball player
• Charlie Hoag1931-2012
  Basketball player
• Herk Harvey1924-1996
  American actor and director
• A. R. Kennedy1876-1969
  American football player and coach
• Doyle Schick1939-2001
  American football player
• Henry Higgins Lane1878-1965
• William Edwin Hoffmann1896-1986
  American botanist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Memorial 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.

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.

• Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery

  1600 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, KS
  Catholic cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Oak Hill Cemetery

  1605 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Franklin Catholic Cemetery

  Lawrence, KS
  Catholic cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Franklin Cemetery

  1668 North 1400 Road, Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Haskell Indian Nations University Haskell Cemetery

  Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Pioneer Cemetery

  2201 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Adams - School District 497 Cemetery

  Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Maple Grove Cemetery

  Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Henry T Davis Cemetery

  Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Davis Cemetery

  Lawrence, KS
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi

• Greatful Gathering Funeral & Cremation Centre

  Cremation provider · Lawrence · (785) 727-4444
  0.9 mi
• Warren-McElwain Mortuary

  Mortuary · Lawrence · (785) 843-1120
  1.2 mi
• Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Lawrence · (785) 843-5111
  1.9 mi
• Chapel Oaks Cremation and Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Lawrence · (785) 841-3822
  4.1 mi
• Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel

  Mortuary · Eudora · (785) 542-3030
  7.2 mi
• Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Baldwin City · (785) 269-1459
  13 mi

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