About McPherson Cemetery
McPherson Cemetery is a cemetery near McPherson, McPherson County, Kansas. It lies about 1.3 mi northwest of McPherson. The grounds sit at about 1,496 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Harry Chapman, Loren McMurray and Charles L. Bell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 477313. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crestwood Memorial Park, about 6.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Glidden Ediger Wiggins Funeral Home in McPherson, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in McPherson County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, McPherson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at McPherson Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 musician.
- Harry Chapman1885-1918American baseball player
- Loren McMurray1897-1922
- Charles L. Bell1926-1975Ph.D.
- Raymond L. Flory1915-2002American history professor
People whose Wikidata entry gives McPherson 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
38.36306, -97.64337
What McPherson 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
- Crestwood Memorial ParkMcPherson, KSMemorial park6.1 mi
- Empire CemeteryMcPherson, KSCemetery6.9 mi
- Dunkard CemeteryMcPherson, KSCemetery7.8 mi
- Groveland CemeteryInman, KSCemetery8.4 mi
- Monitor Church of the Brethren CemeteryMcPherson, KSChurch cemetery9.5 mi
- Lone Tree CemeteryMoundridge, KSCemetery9.5 mi
- Koons CemeteryLindsborg, KSCemetery10.0 mi
- Fairview CemeteryMcPherson, KSCemetery10 mi
- Inman North CemeteryInman, KSCemetery11 mi
- Canton Township CemeteryMcPherson, KSMunicipal cemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near McPherson Cemetery
- Glidden Ediger Wiggins Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · McPherson · (620) 241-2550
- Stockham Family Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · McPherson · (620) 241-2442
- Inman Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Inman · (620) 712-1940
- Moundridge Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Moundridge · (620) 345-3800
- Wiggins Funeral Homes13 miFuneral home · Moundridge · (620) 345-3800
- Crick-Christians Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Lindsborg · (785) 227-2400
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