About Rochester Cemetery
Rochester Cemetery is a cemetery near Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. It lies about 3.9 mi south of Topeka. The grounds sit at about 948 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Estelle Mae Irwin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 478784. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bennie Lee Graham Memorial Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Parker-Price & Davidson Cremations, Funerals & Receptions in Topeka, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Shawnee County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 36 listings in Shawnee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Topeka. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rochester Cemetery
- Estelle Mae Irwinborn 1923American bankrobber
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rochester 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
39.10444, -95.68026
What Rochester 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
- Bennie Lee Graham Memorial CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery0.2 mi
- Topeka State Hospital CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery2.9 mi
- Prairie Home Cemetery5320 Northwest 35th Street, Topeka, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Penwell - Gabel CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery3.7 mi
- Half - Day CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery4.2 mi
- Topeka CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery4.6 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery4.7 mi
- Mount Auburn CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery4.8 mi
- Security Benefit Association CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery5.2 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Rochester Cemetery
- Parker-Price & Davidson Cremations, Funerals & Receptions1.6 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 234-5850
- Davidson Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.5 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 233-4088
- Angels Above Cremation Services2.8 miCremation provider · Topeka · (785) 215-8386
- Hutton Monuments3.2 miMonument dealer · Topeka · (785) 354-7005
- Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapels & Cremations3.4 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 234-1707
- Brennan Mathena Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 354-7706
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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