About Father Dickson Cemetery
Father Dickson Cemetery is a cemetery near Crestwood, St. Louis County, Missouri. It lies about 0.7 mi south of Crestwood. The grounds sit at about 597 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Pinetop Sparks, James Milton Turner and Moses Dickson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 756037. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oak Hill Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cremation Society Of St Louis in Saint Louis, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 104 cemeteries we list in St. Louis County, and 72 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in St. Louis County dates to 1866. 12 of the 104 listings in St. Louis County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Crestwood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Father Dickson Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Pinetop Sparks1908-1935American blues pianist
- James Milton Turner1840-1915American diplomat
- Moses Dickson1824-1901American abolitionist
- John H. Davis1869-1929Second husband of Madam C. J. Walker
People whose Wikidata entry gives Father Dickson 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
38.56588, -90.38594
What Father Dickson 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
- Oak Hill CemeteryOakland, MOCemetery0.6 mi
- Sappington Grave YardCrestwood, MOCemetery0.8 mi
- Smith Sturdy CemeteryCrestwood, MOCemetery1.0 mi
- Eddy CemeterySappington, MOCemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Peter Cemetery520 West Monroe Avenue, Kirkwood, MOCatholic cemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Lucas CemeterySappington, MOCemetery1.9 mi
- Rock Hill CemeterySappington, MOCemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Paul CemeteryMarlborough, MOCemetery2.0 mi
- Quinette Cemetery12120 Old Big Bend Road, Kirkwood, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Sunset Burial ParkAffton, MOCemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Father Dickson Cemetery
- Cremation Society Of St Louis0.6 miCremation provider · Saint Louis · (314) 205-0022
- Gerber Chapel2.4 miFuneral home · St. Louis · (314) 968-2000
- Bopp Chapel Funeral Directors2.5 miFuneral home · Kirkwood · (314) 965-7680
- Kutis Funeral Homes2.7 miFuneral home · St. Louis · (314) 842-4458
- Missouri Fire Service Funeral Assistance Team3.1 miFuneral home · St. Louis · (888) 491-1435
- Kriegshauser Brothers Funeral Service3.9 miFuneral home · St. Louis · (314) 962-0601
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