About Maple Grove Cemetery
Maple Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It lies about 2.4 mi west of Wichita. The grounds sit at about 1,362 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Henry Justin Allen, Jerry Simpson and Lorenzo D. Lewelling. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 474138. The nearest other listed cemetery is Highland Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hillside Funeral Home East in Wichita, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Sedgwick County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 61 listings in Sedgwick County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wichita. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Maple Grove Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist.
- Henry Justin Allen1868-1950Governor of Kansas
- Jerry Simpson1842-1905American politician
- Lorenzo D. Lewelling1846-1900American politician
- Sol Butler1895-1954American long jumper and player of American Football
- Richard Ely Bird1878-1955American politician
- H. Rea Woodman1870-1951American writer and educator
- Joseph McCoy1837-1915American cattleman
- Jonathan C. Kirk1836-1907Union Army soldier in the American Civil War
- Lorentz Schmidt1884-1952American architect
- Samuel Wright1828-1918
- William Luttgen1877-1965German racing driver
- Zoel J. Parenteau1932-2008American executive in public broadcasting
People whose Wikidata entry gives Maple Grove 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
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What Maple Grove 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
- Highland CemeteryWichita, KSCemetery0.3 mi
- Temple Emanuel CemeteryWichita, KSCemetery0.3 mi
- Wichita Hebrew CemeteryWichita, KSJewish cemetery1.4 mi
- Old Mission CemeteryWichita, KSCemetery1.4 mi
- White Chapel Memorial GardensWichita, KSMemorial park1.4 mi
- Wichita Park CemeteryWichita, KSCemetery1.7 mi
- Calvary CemeteryWichita, KSCatholic cemetery1.8 mi
- Pierpoint CemeteryAndover, KSCemetery4.8 mi
- Greenwich CemeteryBellaire, KSCemetery5.0 mi
- Ascension CemeteryBellaire, KSCemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Maple Grove Cemetery
- Hillside Funeral Home East0.4 miFuneral home · Wichita · (316) 682-5575
- Si Memorials0.4 miMonument dealer · Wichita · (316) 682-5572
- Biglow Funeral Directors Of Wichita0.9 miFuneral home · Wichita · (316) 262-2273
- Central Avenue Funeral Services0.9 miFuneral home · Wichita · (316) 652-7397
- Old Mission Mortuary1.3 miMortuary · Wichita · (316) 669-9416
- Jackson Mortuary1.6 miMortuary · Wichita · (316) 262-5431
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