About Walnut Grove Cemetery
Walnut Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbia, Boone County, Missouri. It lies about 11 mi east of Columbia. The grounds sit at about 768 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lon Vest Stephens. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 728305. The nearest other listed cemetery is Big Spring Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Capital Mortuary Service in Columbia, about 9.3 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Boone County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 63 listings in Boone County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor.
- Lon Vest Stephens1858-1923American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Walnut 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 Walnut 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
- Big Spring CemeteryColumbia, MOCemetery2.0 mi
- Rocheport City CemeteryColumbia, MOMunicipal cemetery2.9 mi
- Cochran Family CemeteryColumbia, MOFamily cemetery3.4 mi
- Hourigan CemeteryColumbia, MOCemetery3.6 mi
- Yahweh's Assembly in Messiah CemeteryColumbia, MOChristian cemetery3.7 mi
- Union Church CemeteryColumbia, MOChurch cemetery3.9 mi
- Ebenzer CemeteryBoonville, MOCemetery4.8 mi
- Adams CemeteryBoonville, MOCemetery4.8 mi
- Sulphur Springs CemeteryBoonville, MOChristian cemetery5.1 mi
- Shaw CemeteryNew Franklin, MOCemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Capital Mortuary Service9.3 miMortuary · Columbia · (816) 914-1756
- Memorial Funeral Home, Crematory and Memorial Park Cemetery9.5 miCremation provider · Columbia · (573) 443-3173
- Heartland Cremation & Burial Society10 miCremation provider · Columbia · (573) 442-7850
- Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel10 miFuneral chapel · Columbia · (573) 441-2932
- Millard Family Funeral Service11 miFuneral home · Columbia
- Parker-Millard Funeral Service & Crematory11 miCremation provider · Columbia · (573) 449-4153
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